{"product_id":"the-long-goodbye-joanna-hollis-9798188213497","title":"The Long Goodbye: A Gentle Guide to Anticipatory Grief - Finding Peace While You Still Have Time, When Someone You Love Is Facing the End","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThey're still here. And you're already grieving. And you don't understand why.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen someone you love is facing the end - a terminal diagnosis, a long decline, a fading you can see coming - a strange and lonely grief arrives long before the goodbye. You mourn a person who is still right in front of you. You grieve each loss as it comes, while trying to be strong, to be present, to make the most of the time that's left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd almost no one talks about it. So you carry it alone, wondering if something is wrong with you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing is wrong with you.\u003c\/b\u003e What you're feeling is called \u003ci\u003eanticipatory grief\u003c\/i\u003e, and it is one of the most natural responses there is to loving someone near the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with warmth and without a trace of false comfort, \u003cb\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/b\u003e is a tender companion for anyone facing the coming loss of someone they love - a parent, a spouse, a friend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderstanding and language for the confusing grief that begins before the goodbye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermission to feel the whole tangled range - sorrow, anger, exhaustion, even relief - without shame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComfort for the particular loneliness of grieving someone who is still alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter for those losing someone slowly to \u003cb\u003edementia\u003c\/b\u003e - the longest goodbye of all\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA chapter for those facing the loss of a \u003cb\u003espouse or partner\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGentle ways to be present, and to say the things worth saying, while there's still time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp for the guilt, the \"not enough,\" and making peace with your own imperfection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to care for yourself while your heart breaks slowly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest guidance on the hardest stretch - and knowing when to reach for support\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book won't rush you, won't pretend it's easy, and won't hand you tidy answers about an untidy thing. It will simply walk beside you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is still time. And love doesn't end at the goodbye.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanna Hollis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798188213497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Joanna Hollis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49002264133887,"sku":"9798188213497","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-long-goodbye-joanna-hollis-9798188213497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}