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Summary: Inspiring and Helpful
Review: I am a hospice worker and I couldn't agree more with the thesis of this book about the importance of creative responses to death -- both for the dying and for the bereaved. And the stories themselves are truly inspiring.
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Summary: insightful, compassionate, and inspiring
Review: The authors seem to have gleaned many insights about grief and remembrance from their conversations with the bereaved whose inspiring stories are so compassionately presented in this book. The stories illustrate ways people have coped with death through the use of creativity -- crafting commemorative art, personal rituals and stories. Although you can, of course, read the book cover to cover,you can also just pick it up and browse through it and read a story here and there. My favorite stories are: "The Sauna" (in Jesse's Story"); "Liza's Story" "Mourning Quilts: Portrait of a Personality/Sacred Fabric" "Crafting a Vessel for My Father" "Memorial Walls" "Music to Remember Him" and "One Hundred Stones for Grandfather."
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Summary: Compelling Stories
Review: This book has many compelling stories in it. I stayed up reading it until 2AM the first night and finished the whole book the second night. It shows that one way people can endure devastating loss is by using their creativity -- designing commemorative art and personal rituals and even by telling stories.
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