DanglingConversations
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Retired social worker. Studied philosophy ...Read More
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"Good academic read, critical of some of the modern trends in grief counselling. I would not recommend this to someone who is grieving and looking for solace but it is of interest for students of the subject."
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In this illuminating account of how we grieve, Ruth David Konigsberg reveals that everything we thought we knew about confronting loss is wrong. She maintains that people cope with grief thanks largely to the human capacity for resilience, relying...
"This could have been a classic, in league with "Never Let Me Go: The hypothesis was fascinating and thought provoking. However the writing is ordinary and the shallow personalities and hackneyed love life of the protagonists makes this a rea..."
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