{"product_id":"a-grief-observed-paperback","title":"A Grief Observed - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eC. S. Lewis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I am grateful to Lewis for having the courage to yell, to doubt, to kick at God in angry violence. This is a part of a healthy grief which is not often encouraged.\" - Madeline L'Engle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten with love, humility, and faith, this brief but poignant volume was first published under a pseudonym, as it was considered too raw. Written moment-to-moment as Lewis processed the loss of his wife to cancer, this is more than a mere book on grief, but a visceral hand outstretched in the darkness, a reluctant guide through the \"mad midnight moments\" of mourning and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey learnings that Lewis discusses are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003ePain is instrumental in the process of spiritual growthThrough hardship we often gain the best wisdomMemories are treasures that will comfort you tomorrow\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work inspired the award-winning film The Shadowlands, starring Anthony Hopkins. Writing\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Grief Observed\u003c\/em\u003e as \"a defense against total collapse, a safety valve,\" he came to recognize that \"bereavement is a universal and integral part of our experience of love.\" \u003cem\u003eA Grief Observed\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that, \"Grief is like a long valley, a winding valley where any bend may reveal a totally new landscape.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWritten after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the \"mad midnight moments,\" A Grief Observed\u003c\/em\u003e is C. S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss. This work contains his concise, genuine reflections of that period: \"Nothing will shake a man--or at any rate a man like me--out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional beliefs. He has to be knocked silly before he comes to his senses. Only torture will bring out the truth. Only under torture does he discover it himself.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a beautiful and unflinchingly honest record of how even a stalwart believer can lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020076794045,"sku":"9780060652388","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/2znpnIjLHk9780060652388.webp?v=1782608982","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/a-grief-observed-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}