Language of Loss
Language of Loss When Barbara Abercrombie's husband died, she found the language of condolence irritating, no matter how well intended. He had not passed like clouds overhead, nor was he my late…
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Language of Loss
When Barbara Abercrombie's husband died, she found the language of condolence irritating, no matter how well intended. He had not passed like clouds overhead, nor was he my late husband as if he'd missed a train. "My husband had not gone to a better place as if he were off on a holiday.
She found those words in the writings gathered here.The Language of Loss is a book to dip into and read slowly, a collection of poems and prose to lead you through the phases of grief. I had not lost him as if I'd been careless, and for sure, none of it was for the best." She yearned instead for words that acknowledged the reality of death, spoke about the sorrow and loneliness (and perhaps even guilt and anger), and might even point the way toward hope and healing. The selections follow an arc that mirrors the path of many mourners -- from abject loss and feeling unmoored, to