Items related to About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage,...
In this intimate anthology, twenty writers explore the grief and sadness—and hope—that living through a miscarriage can bring.
Featuring such notable writers as Pam Houston, Joyce Maynard, Caroline Leavitt, Susanna Sonnenberg, and Julianna Baggott, among many others, About What Was Lost is the only book that uses honest, eloquent, and deeply moving narrative to provide much-needed solace and support on the subject of pregnancy loss.
Today, as many as one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. And yet, many women are surprised to find that instead of simply grieving the end of a pregnancy, they feel as if they are mourning the loss of a child. Taken aback by their sorrow, they seek solace in similar perspectives—only to find that a silence and lingering stigma surrounds the topic. Revealing a wide spectrum of experiences and perspectives, this powerful collection offers comfort and community for the millions of women (and their loved ones) who experience this all-too-common kind of loss every year.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
From the Back Cover:
"Moving, hopeful, and important, About What Was Lost opens an essential dialogue about an experience that, for too long, has been suffered in silence."
--Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood after a Lifetime of Ambivalence
"Jessica Berger Gross has compiled a collection of honest and courageous stories that remind us that many routes exist between loss and healing. Never let anyone tell you that miscarriage isn't a 'real' loss. These essays eloquently prove otherwise."
--Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers
"Without exception, the essays collected in About What Was Lost are courageous, gripping and profoundly moving. Jessica Berger Gross has assembled a fine group of writers whose voices rise up-both individually and as a chorus-to give shape to an experience that so often remains buried and silent. This is more than a beautiful anthology. It's a gift to the many women who will find the solace of shared experience in these pages."
--Dani Shapiro, author of Family History
"The unspeakable has finally spoken, and what a relief. When these beautiful, honest writers cast their light into the shadows of miscarriage, the topic blooms on the page into stories bright with hope, yes, but dark with the particular and bottomless grief of parenthood interrupted. I wish I'd had this book's wise company when I needed it most."
--Catherine Newman, author of Waiting for Birdy
About the Author:
--Rebecca Walker, author of Baby Love: Choosing Motherhood after a Lifetime of Ambivalence
"Jessica Berger Gross has compiled a collection of honest and courageous stories that remind us that many routes exist between loss and healing. Never let anyone tell you that miscarriage isn't a 'real' loss. These essays eloquently prove otherwise."
--Hope Edelman, Motherless Daughters and Motherless Mothers
"Without exception, the essays collected in About What Was Lost are courageous, gripping and profoundly moving. Jessica Berger Gross has assembled a fine group of writers whose voices rise up-both individually and as a chorus-to give shape to an experience that so often remains buried and silent. This is more than a beautiful anthology. It's a gift to the many women who will find the solace of shared experience in these pages."
--Dani Shapiro, author of Family History
"The unspeakable has finally spoken, and what a relief. When these beautiful, honest writers cast their light into the shadows of miscarriage, the topic blooms on the page into stories bright with hope, yes, but dark with the particular and bottomless grief of parenthood interrupted. I wish I'd had this book's wise company when I needed it most."
--Catherine Newman, author of Waiting for Birdy
Jessica Berger Gross is the author of the bestselling Amazon Kindle Single Estranged and the editor of the anthology About What Was Lost: 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Salon, and the Globe and Mail. She lives in Maine with her husband and son.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0452287995
- ISBN 13 9780452287990
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages266
- EditorGross Jessica Berger
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 15.60
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Seller Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope [Paperback ]
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780452287990
Buy New
US$ 15.60
Convert currency
Seller Image
About What Was Lost : 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Softcover
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 4402358-n
Buy New
US$ 19.13
Convert currency
Seller Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope (Paperback or Softback)
Published by
Penguin Adult Hc/Tr 1/1/2007
(2007)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Paperback or Softback
Quantity: 5
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope 0.53. Book. Seller Inventory # BBS-9780452287990
Buy New
US$ 21.78
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Softcover
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # I-9780452287990
Buy New
US$ 24.00
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0452287995
Buy New
US$ 21.14
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Print on Demand
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: New. Brand New! This item is printed on demand. Seller Inventory # 0452287995
Buy New
US$ 25.94
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost (Paperback)
Published by
Penguin Putnam Inc
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Paperback
First Edition
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In this intimate anthology, twenty writers explore the grief and sadnessand hopethat living through a miscarriage can bring. Featuring such notable writers as Pam Houston, Joyce Maynard, Caroline Leavitt, Susanna Sonnenberg, and Julianna Baggott, among many others, About What Was Lost is the only book that uses honest, eloquent, and deeply moving narrative to provide much-needed solace and support on the subject of pregnancy loss. Today, as many as one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. And yet, many women are surprised to find that instead of simply grieving the end of a pregnancy, they feel as if they are mourning the loss of a child. Taken aback by their sorrow, they seek solace in similar perspectivesonly to find that a silence and lingering stigma surrounds the topic. Revealing a wide spectrum of experiences and perspectives, this powerful collection offers comfort and community for the millions of women (and their loved ones) who experience this all-too-common kind of loss every year. In this intimate anthology, 20 writers explore the grief and sadness--and hope--that living through a miscarriage can bring. Writers include Pam Houston, Joyce Maynard, Caroline Leavitt, Susanna Sonnenberg, and Julianna Baggott. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780452287990
Buy New
US$ 26.64
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Softcover
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Condition: New. Buy with confidence! Book is in new, never-used condition 0.88. Seller Inventory # bk0452287995xvz189zvxnew
Buy New
US$ 29.53
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
Paperback
Quantity: 1
Seller:
Rating
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0452287995
Buy New
US$ 27.27
Convert currency
Stock Image
About What Was Lost: Twenty Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, and Hope
Published by
Penguin Publishing Group
(2006)
ISBN 10: 0452287995
ISBN 13: 9780452287990
New
paperback
First Edition
Quantity: > 20
Seller:
Rating
Book Description paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor. Seller Inventory # ING9780452287990
Buy New
US$ 24.00
Convert currency