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Companionship in Grief: Love and Loss in the Memoirs of C. S. Lewis, John Bayley, Donald Hall, Joan Didion, and Calvin Trillin
Jeffrey Berman
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Paperback. Focuses on what is a life-changing event for many people--the death of a spouse. Using some of the most acclaimed memoirs of the past fifty years (CS Lewis, John Bayley, Donald Hall, Joan Didion and Calvin Trillin) Berman explores the nature of spousal ber Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
In Companionship in Grief, Jeffrey Berman focuses on the most life-changing event for many people--the death of a spouse. Some of the most acclaimed memoirs of the past fifty years offer insights into this profound loss: C. S. Lewis's A Grief Observed; John Bayley's three memoirs about Iris Murdoch, including Elegy for Iris; Donald Hall's The Best Day the Worst Day; Joan Didion's best-selling The Year of Magical Thinking; and Calvin Trillin's About Alice. These books explore the nature of spousal bereavement, the importance of caregiving, the role of writing in recovery, and the possibility of falling in love again ... Read more
In Companionship in Grief, Jeffrey Berman focuses on the most life-changing event for many people--the death of a spouse. Some of the most acclaimed memoirs of the past fifty years offer insights into this profound loss: C. S. Lewis's A Grief Observed; John Bayley's three memoirs about Iris Murdoch, including Elegy for Iris; Donald Hall's The Best Day the Worst Day; Joan Didion's best-selling The Year of Magical Thinking; and Calvin Trillin's About Alice. These books explore the nature of spousal bereavement, the importance of caregiving, the role of writing in recovery, and the possibility of falling in love again ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558498044
SKU
V9781558498044
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About Jeffrey Berman
Jeffrey Berman is professor of English at the University of Albany. His books include Risky Writing: Self-Disclosure and Self-Transformation in the Classroom, Surviving Literary Suicide, and Diaries to an English Professor: Pain and Growth in the Classroom, all published by the University of Massachusetts Press.
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