The Orphaned Adult: Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents

by Alexander Levy

Overview

This "wise and caring book" (Library Journal) is a guide to understanding and coping with grief and all of the disorienting emotions that accompany the death of our parents.


Losing our parents when we ourselves are adults is in the natural order of things, a rite of passage into true adulthood. But whether we lose them suddenly or after a prolonged illness, and whether we were close to or estranged from them, this passage proves inevitably more difficult than we thought it would be. From the recognition of our own mortality and sudden child-like sorrow to a sometimes-subtle change in identity or shift of roles in the surviving family, The Orphaned Adult guides readers through the storm of change this passage brings and anchors them with its compassionate and reassuring wisdom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738203614
Publisher:	Hachette Books
Publication date:	10/19/2000
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	214,127
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.62(d)
Lexile:	1120L (what's this?)

About the Author

Alexander Levy is a psychologist in private practice. His book The Orphaned Adult has become an essential resource for those who have lost their parents. He lives in Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

"I have never been more moved than by reading this extraordinarily personal, inspirational, and helpful book....Levy makes the old new and roots the new in the timeless. A gem to be treasured, a truly life-affirming accomplishment."—Rabbi Earl Grollmanm, D.H.L., D.D., author of Living When a Loved One Has Died

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