A grief observed / C.S. Lewis.
Material type: TextPublication details: San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco [1989], c1961.Description: 89 p. ; 20 cmISBN:- 006065273X :
- 9780060652739
- 242/.4 19
- BV4905.2 .L4 1989
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 242.4 L673 | Available | 33111009323524 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
"I am grateful to Lewis for having the courage to yell, to doubt, to kick at God in angry violence. This is a part of a healthy grief which is not often encouraged." - Madeline L'Engle?
Written with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published under a pseudonym, as it was considered too raw. Written moment-to-moment as Lewis processed the loss of his wife to cancer, this is more than a mere book on grief, but a visceral hand outstretched in the darkness, a reluctant guide through the "mad midnight moments" of mourning and loss. ?
Key learnings that Lewis discusses are:
· Pain is instrumental in the process of spiritual growth
· Through hardship we often gain the best wisdom
· Memories are treasures that will comfort you tomorrow
This work inspired the award-winning film The Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins.? Writing A Grief Observed as "a defense against total collapse, a safety valve," he came to recognize that "bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love." A Grief Observed reminds us that, "Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape."
Reprint. Originally published: London : Faber, 1961.