The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It)

by Patty Dann

Book Overview

Sooner or later, all parents have to talk to their children about death. For Patty Dann, it was harder - her husband was diagnosed with terminal cancer, and she had to break the news to their three... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590305647
• ISBN13: 9781590305645
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

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Book was received in NEW condition and was a very fast shippment! Would buy from again!

the goldfish went on vacation

this is a wonderful book which I enjoyed reading. The chapters were very short and the book was so easy to read. You forget the book is true and sometimes you laugh and sometimes you cry.

A lovely little book

Dann writes about the last year of her family's life in a series of vignettes. It's the story of how Dann met her husband, Willem, how she met her best friend at camp, how she and Willem decided to adopt a child, how the three of them lived their brief life together and loved each other. It is the heartbreaking story of how Dann kept life normal for her three year old son during the last year of his daddy's life, despite the tragedy relentlessly unfolding. Includes scenes from life after Willem's death, and an afterword by Sallie Sanborn, the counselor who helped Patty and Jake Dann get through the hard time.

An Important Book & A Great Read

Patty Dann has told a beautiful love story about coping with a traumatic medical diagnosis, loss and reclaiming of life. The author will open your heart and keep you hanging on every word. As a professional in the field, I was overjoyed that she so artfully incorporated words of wisdom from Sallie Sanborn, the therapist who guided Patty and her child through their loss. You will be uplifted.

An excellent book about a very difficult topic

This book shares excellent insights about a topic that is so difficult to talk about that at times we truly wish that 'the goldfish were on vacation'. This book is written with deep feeling and honesty and is a MUST for all those people and professionals that face this topic.. I strongly recommend this book. Sallie Sanborn shares the important work that she does with the children and there is an excellent resource directory...