loss (psychology)

Presents a narrative about an aged author who flees Nazi-occupied Poland, leaving his unpublished manuscript behind and a teenage girl in New York who was named after the heroine in Leo's book, which was published under a different man's name.

A collection of nine short stories by Julie Orringer about dealing with loss.

Contains eight short fiction stories that tell of the relationships and emotions of doctors, nurses, scientists, explorers, and collectors living and working around the world.

Describes different kinds of losses, including the death of a loved one, the end of a love affair, and the loss of virginity, and suggests such coping mechanisms as the natural grieving process, the finding of a creative outlet, and getting help from others.

Katie Wilkinson, blissfully in love, is suddenly abandoned by the man who made her happy, left with only a diary written by a new mother named Suzanne for her infant son, Nicholas--and as Katie reads, she gains a new understanding of Matt, the man who left her.

While caring for his granddaughter Pixie, Skipper recounts the brutal memories of his life, which includes the suicides of his father, wife, and daughter; the murder of his son-in-law, and the tragedies he faced while at sea.

Twelve-year-old Eva writes beautiful poems on the farm in Washington State that her family has owned for generations, but when money runs out and then her baby brother gets sick, the family faces foreclosure and the way of life she loves is threatened.

Photographer Abby Mason's happy anticipation of a life as a wife and stepmother comes to an abrupt end when Emma, the six-year-old daughter of her fiance Jake, disappears at the beach while in her care.

Explains how to deal with loss, discussing the mourning process and the different ways in which people grieve.

Still grieving the loss of his wife and the rest of his life, Alan Christoffersen starts walking the one thousand miles between South Dakota and St. Louis. Along the way, he meets a mysterious woman who follows him for nearly a hundred miles, a ghost hunter who searches for his wife in graveyards, and an elderly Polish man who gives Alan a lift and shares a memorable story with him.