A Grief Observed 2012
by C. S. Lewis
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“A Grief Observed comprises the reflections of the great scholar and Christian on the death of his wife after only a few short years of marriage. Painfully honest in its dissection of his thoughts and feelings, this is a book that details his paralyzing grief, bewilderment and sense of loss in simple and moving prose.
Invaluable as an insight into the grieving process just as much as it is as an exploration of religious doubt, A Grief Observed will continue to offer its consoling insights to a huge range of readers, as it has for over fifty years.” From publisher Faber and Faber.
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Readers describe C.S. Lewis’s A Grief Observed as a raw, intimate journal of mourning that captures the disorienting realities of loss with unusual clarity. Its brevity contrasts with its emotional weight; many paused, reread, and found lines that precisely named their own numbness, fear, anger, and oscillating sorrow. The book is not an advice manual but a frank record of grief’s process, which made it a valued companion for mourners and a text often passed to others in pain. Lewis’s theological wrestling—accusing, doubting, and slowly reframing faith—deeply resonated with some and alienated others, though even nonreligious readers often praised the honesty about bereavement. A few felt its stature is amplified by the author’s fame or preferred modern counseling alongside it, but the consensus holds it as a timeless, empathetic account that helps people feel less alone.
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- Title A Grief Observed
- Author C. S. Lewis
- Binding unknown
- Edition Unabridged
- Language ENG
- Publisher Blackstone Audio
- Publication date 2012
- Features Unabridged
- ISBN 9781470812386
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Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Topical: Family
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