When Parents Die
Learning to Live with the Loss of a Parent
Non-fiction
Taylor & Francis, 1999 (2nd edition)
ISBN 978 0 415 20065 3 (hbk)
ISBN 978 0 415 200666 0 (pbk)
‘Every young person who grieves for a dead parent will find this book speaks to them.’
DR DORA BLACK
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The death of a parent marks an emotional and psychological watershed in a person’s life. For children, teenagers and young adults, the loss of a parent, if not handled sensitively, can be a lasting trauma, and for adults too a parent’s death can be a tremendous blow.
First published in 1992 and since reprinted in a new, revised edition, WHEN PARENTS DIE has established itself as an indispensable aid to the bereaved and the many professionals who work with them. Rebecca Abrams draws on her personal and professional understanding of parental loss, as well as the experiences of many other adults, teenagers and young children, to provide the reader with an honest, compassionate and insightful exploration of the experience of losing a parent.
‘Highly recommended to counsellors and teachers as well as to the bereaved people for whom it is written.’
Dr Colin Murray Parkes
‘For the bereaved of all ages, for counsellors and therapists, the freshness and honesty of this account of one girl’s sorrow will illuminate their understanding of bereavement and enhance their work in moving towards a fullness of life that includes an experience of death.’
Dr Dora Black
