When the author lost her mother, she found that it was memoirs and biographies of other people who had experienced loss that helped her the most. Here she recommends 10 biographies that explore grief in deeply felt and impactful ways.
My introduction to books about grief happened a few weeks after my mother died. It was 1996, the weekly support group I’d been attending had just ended, and the counselor invited me back to his office to give me a book that I “had to read.” It was new, he cheered, so very confident in his recommendation.
Understanding the details of Robinson’s life offers the opportunity to learn from her journey and be inspired. This type of uplift and validation is often associated with non-fiction, memoir, self-help, and poetry. But biography has transformative power, too. Readers can glean meaningful insight from how others grapple with loss and journey onward.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot This breathing examination of the life of Henrietta Lacks, a woman at the center of a decades-long medical ethics controversy, allows readers an intimate look at what it means for multiple generations of one family to make meaning of a loved one’s life and death. This book, while not a traditional biography, also paints a heartbreaking picture of a daughter seeking to understand the mother she never got to know.
ADVERTISEMENT The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation By Anna Malaika Tubbs Louise Little , Alberta King , and Berdis Baldwin all outlived their sons. And while readers come to see how each mother informed her son’s life and work , an essential takeaway is how these mothers, formidable women all, were ignored by scholars and historians, prodding readers to consider how they might take steps to control how they’ll be remembered.
The Life of William Faulkner: The Past Is Never Dead, 1897-1934 and The Life of William Faulkner: This Alarming Paradox, 1935–1962 by Carl Rollyson Public domain
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