Reviews from Real Readers and Grievers

Reviews

We want to share a few reviews of our book, so you get an idea of how our readers experience it, have used it and what they have liked and found useful about it. The palliative care specialist, Dr Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind said, " this book is a treasure " and Rabbi Baroness Neuberger DBE who wrote our foreword says, " Surviving the Tsunami of Grief' is a book we all need ". We thank them both for their kind words.

The bereaved may come to know they are not alone in their journey through grief

This new book is an excellent resource both for those affected by the death of someone close and for those seeking ways to help with kindness and compassion.

The multiple dimensions of grief are explored with wise guidance from the authors but also the words of those who have themselves trodden the path of loss. The bereaved may come to know they are not alone in their journey through grief. The shared experiences can help make sense of the apparently senseless.

The book is illustrated in a way that beautifully supports the intention of helpfulness. Sometimes following a death, reading is too difficult, concentration too scattered and resting our attention on a meaningful image is all one can manage. I wholeheartedly recommend this book.

It tells it how it is

Surviving the Tsunami of Grief is a raw and wonderful book. There are no lengthy explanations or academic theories. It tells it how it is. Expressions of feeling from real people who have gone through the process. The strong and vivid illustrations add to the emotional impact of this powerful book. I lent it to a friend who is experiencing a bereavement, she is finding it very helpful and has brought her own copy. PN

You are not alone

It's hard to find a book that you want to read when you are grieving the loss of a child. But this book was able to express emotions and feelings that were real and it was a comfort to confirm that you are not alone.

I also thought the additional section for those wanting to help people who are grieving very insightful and helpful for family and friends to read. A very soothing mixture of help in words and images.

The reader will feel that someone understands their pain and bewilderment

This is a very special book on bereavement. Instead of requiring the reader to focus on lengthy text and use their powers of reason, it appeals to the emotions and senses. Through its evocative illustrations and poetic text, the authors reach the soul of the reader, gently leading the bereaved person through the different stages of their grief.

It can be opened at any page and just glanced at or dwelt on at length, and the reader will feel that someone understands their pain and bewilderment.

It is often so difficult for those wanting to support the bereaved to know what to do or say. They will find the section giving guidance on such matters an important resource. In addition, giving this book to a bereaved person at any stage of their grief would provide them with an invaluable source of comfort.

This book has become precious to me from the moment I started reading it

I have never seen another book like it, it is magnificent, poignant, utterly unique. I love the way you have set out each section and chapters, it feels very natural and the illustrations are beautiful and evocative of each stage of the tsunami of grief. It is remarkable how you have condensed all these complex thoughts and emotions, especially the ones we may be ashamed to admit to ourselves and others. Any other book would try to describe everything through lengthy narrative and probably fail to capture the essence of grief but the path you have chosen I feel, is so much more effective because it is raw and it is human, not requiring explanation or interpretation. This book has become precious to me from the moment I started reading it. Every reader will find the statement of grief that mirrors their own and find solace and comfort in these words. CZ

It is a wonderful guide through one of life's most challenging situations

I picked up your wonderful book, Surviving the Tsunami of Grief . Not because I needed it, or so I thought. One of my very best friends lost her son and her husband in the space of six days, a little over a year ago. I have been feeling a bit clumsy in my attempts to support her. The excellent observations and advice in these pages are helping me to do better.

Though I didn’t realise it, I did need Surviving the Tsunami of Grief. It is a wonderful guide through one of life’s most challenging situations and tasks. PW