Browsing: Death & Grief

Biographies and Memoirs

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

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“Morbid and illuminating” (Entertainment Weekly): A young mortician shares her own unlikely journey as she explores the history of undertaking. With over 12,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads, this New York Times bestseller “will make you reconsider how our culture treats the dead” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Authors

Making Toast

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After their daughter’s unexpected death, Roger Rosenblatt and his wife moved in with their son-in-law to help him raise his three young children. “Sad but somehow triumphant, this memoir is a celebration of family” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

Christian Fiction

A Grief Observed

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With “unswerving honesty” (Kirkus Reviews), the renowned author of Mere Christianity poignantly reflects on his grief after the tragic loss of his wife — and the enormous impact it had on his journey of faith. With over 22,000 five-star Goodreads ratings.

Authors

A Widow’s Story

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This poignant reflection from a National Book Award–winning author chronicles the sudden loss of her husband of nearly 50 years. “Shines a bright light in every corner in her soul-searing memoir of widowhood” (Publishers Weekly).

Biographies and Memoirs

Mortuary Confidential

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“Suddenly, gaspingly, in-your-face funny” (Booklist): A mortician and a funeral director assemble the most extraordinary stories from their colleagues across the nation for a rollicking exploration of undertaking. “Sick, funny, and brilliant! I love this book” (New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry).