Continuing Bonds: New Understandings of Grief

by Dennis Klass (Editor), Phyllis R. Silverman (Editor), Steven Nickman (Editor)

First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Genres: Grief, Psychology, Nonfiction

384 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Jinny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I agree with the authors'/researchers' basic premise here...that our relationships with loved ones who have passed don't end...they continue, but in a different way. This book was enormously helpful and comforting to me, as well as just being interesting. I would recommend it to anyone trying to better understand their own grief journey, and who is trying to integrate their grief/loss into their life, rather than try to get past it as quickly as possible.

[Bridgette Mongeon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another book used in undergraduate work. This is a wonderful book and I refer to it often in my writing on grief. I was especially interested in figuring out and learning about positive connections to deceased loved ones. We in the west seem to put a limit on grief. As a sculptor of posthumous individuals created for prayer gardens and cemeteries, I was very interested in finding out about healthy continuing bonds. This is what I do with my work. Help individuals to grieve and heal through healthy continuing bonds. If I could rate this book with another 1/2 star I would. Again it is mostly because of my own personal journey of coming to understand empathy, grief and love of those we have lost.