{"product_id":"companionship-in-grief-jeffrey-berman-9781558498044","title":"Companionship in Grief: Love and Loss in the Memoirs of C. S. Lewis, John Bayley, Donald Hall, Joan Didion, and Calvin Trillin","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCompanionship in Grief\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003eA Grief Observed\u003c\/i\u003e; John Bayley's three memoirs about Iris Murdoch, including \u003ci\u003eElegy for Iris\u003c\/i\u003e; Donald Hall's \u003ci\u003eThe Best Day the Worst Day\u003c\/i\u003e; Joan Didion's best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e; and Calvin Trillin's \u003ci\u003eAbout Alice\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 after a devastating loss. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout his study, Berman traces the theme of love and loss in all five memoirists' fictional and nonfictional writings as well as in those of their spouses, who were also accomplished writers. Combining literary studies, grief and bereavement theory, attachment theory, composition studies, and trauma theory, \u003ci\u003eCompanionship in Grief\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to anyone who has experienced love and loss. Berman's research casts light on five remarkable marriages, showing how autobiographical stories of love and loss can memorialize deceased spouses and offer wisdom and comfort to readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Berman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558498044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558498044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 246","brand":"Jeffrey Berman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096982429951,"sku":"9781558498044","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/companionship-in-grief-jeffrey-berman-9781558498044","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}