The Gift of a Memory: A Keepsake to Commemorate the Loss of a Loved One

by Marianne Richmond

Book Overview

The Gift of a Memory is a warm and gentle gift of love that commemorates the loss of a special life and celebrates our most cherished memories. Each page, with its tender prose and reflective artwork, is a hug for the healing heart.

"May you sense your loved one's spirit

on a lazy sunshine day

and know the one you miss delights

to watch you laugh and play."

Created to be a welcome friend for life's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 097414651X
• ISBN13: 9780974146515
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 8 years and up

Customer Reviews

This was sent in Memory of another Mother's loss.

My son died on Sept 11 in a surfing accident. A family was visiting our city from Iowa and was on the beach when it happened. She was on a family getaway to honor her sons memory who had died two years before. When she got home she sent me a beautiful card and the book in honor and memory of her 18 year old son and in honor of mine. The book sits on my coffee table and continues to bring me comfort each time I read it. Others have read it and I am going to continue this tradition with other Mothers who lose their children. This is a beautiful work of love and compassion to help people in the worst of times. Thank you Marianne!

I was so lucky to find this book!

"The Gift of a Memory" is written from the heart and is both touching and comforting to someone dealing with grief. It combines beautiful illustrations and familiar feelings to make a perfect book for anybody suffering the loss of a loved one. I absolutely love the book and plan to share it with anyone that needs to keep a memory alive! Thank you so much!

Beautifully written

The Gift of a Memory is a beautifully written book that reflects exactly how one feels and copes at a time of loss of a dear loved one. I will treasure this book.

A wonderful gift of comfort and healing

The Gift of a Memory is a poignant book that offers the reader words of encouragement and support for the painful journey of grief. Beautifully illustrated, the book invites the reader to get in touch with the heartfelt memories that remain after a loved one dies. Recalling memories is key to one's healing and the Gift of Memory certainly helps the reader begin the process of discovering these treasures that are stored in the heart. I highly recommend this book for those who grieve or for those who want to offer support to others by giving them this book.

This book is so needed!

"The Gift of a Memory" is a tender, comforting message for survivors no matter where they are on the grief journey. There will always be bad days, for the heart knows no passage of time. The book's words curbed my loneliness and acknowledged my pain. I felt reunited with my son once again. There are millions of people traveling the grief journey, people with hurting hearts who are rushing to heal. Healing is never over and "done." It is a forever process. "The Gift of a Memory" is a needed companion during this process.