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

Levy, Alexander

ISBN 10: 0738203610 / ISBN 13: 9780738203614

Published by Balance (edition Revised ed.), 2000

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The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Orphaned Adult: Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents
• Publisher: Balance (edition Revised ed.)
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738203610
• ISBN 13: 9780738203614
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised ed.
• Condition: Fair

About this title

Synopsis

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.

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.