The Lively Shadow: Living with the Death of a Child

by Donald M. Murray

Book Overview

"Remembering may be a celebration or it may be a dagger in the heart, but it is better, far better, than forgetting."-- Donald M. Murray It is the hardest thing anyone can face--the death of a child.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345449843
• ISBN13: 9780345449849
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Grief and Hope

This is a serious book, but, in no sense, a depressing one. It is an extraordinary guide for all of us who know grief in our lives, and for all of us--no one escapes it if they live any kind of life at all--who are going to be in contact with others experiencing grief. You will come away from this book with hope, not melancholy. You will learn about handling grief, which is part of life, and, maybe, you will even learn how to be something more than just an emotional sounding board for those around you during the immediate aftermath of tragedy.In recent days, the husband of someone I didn't know very well was killed in an accident. Murray's book helped me to better handle hearing from this woman elaborate details about the wonderful life and the tragic death, and to be more adequately prepared for the sudden--often unexpected--expressions of fury. By the way, you aren't going to find those elaborate details in Murray's book, and certainly not the fury. I heartily recommend this book to all of us who have known grief, and to all of us who will know it in the future, and, just as important, to all of us who have known and will know people in grief.