Description: 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 r Book and Mortar Record Store The Orphaned Adult: Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change After the Death of Our Parents -- Alexander Levy 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. Author: Alexander Levy Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books Published: 10/19/2000 Pages: 208 Binding Type: Paperback Weight: 0.40lbs Size: 8.34h x 5.30w x 0.55d ISBN: 9780738203614 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.
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Book Title: Orphaned Adult : Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change after the Death of Our Parents
Number of Pages: 208 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Hachette Books
Topic: Parenting / Parent & Adult Child, Death & Dying, Grief & Loss, Death, Grief, Bereavement, Parenting / General, Life Stages / Later Years
Publication Year: 2000
Item Height: 0.6 in
Features: Reprint
Genre: Family & Relationships, Social Science, Psychology
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Item Length: 8.2 in
Author: Alexander Levy
Item Width: 5.4 in
Format: Trade Paperback
