The Heart's Journey

by Judy Pelikan

Book Overview

The Heart's Journey is the tale of a heart that encounters pain and suffering only to be healed by the power and security of love. Artist Judy Pelikan's lovingly rendered illustrations depict the human heart's strength and capacity for love so persuasively that no words are needed. This miniature book--back in print by popular demand--is the perfect gift for anyone who needs to remember that the heart always emerges triumphant.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789213699
• ISBN13: 9780789213693
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 4.7" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Could not have done without this book

"The Heart's Journey" has been in my bedside table since 1996, when it was given to me by another grieving parent. We had both lost beloved children. I read it when I am feeling the need for some help. I have just sent it to a mother who has lost her daughter. It is strange that such a small book, even without words, can bring so much comfort, but it has from the first minute I saw it.

A most excellent gift for anyone recovering from grief

With just one sentence--and twelve drawings-- Judy Pelikan says everything there is to say about recovering from grief. The twelve drawings depict a heart, at first whole, then cracked, and finally broken. Slowly the cracks begin to heal; seeds float into the fissures; greenery appears, and at last, a beautiful garden once again blooms in the heart. Below the twelfth picture is the one sentence: "This is a true story." The person gripped by grief often cannot read lengthy text, no matter how helpful. But Pelikan's book speaks with images, not words. Its brevity encourages the one in pain to turn the pages, and the drawings speak their story. This poignant little book is the perfect gift for anyone who has experienced loss, whether through death, divorce, dismissal from the job, or deep disappointment of any sort. Personal note: I'm crushed that Abbeville Press has allowed this book to disappear from the book shelf. I hope that the decision makers at that publishing house get it back in circulation as quickly as possible.