**Words of sadness and loss, comfort and consolation** Summoning the words to express our feelings of loss for a loved one in the days following a death can feel almost impossible. And often the choice of readings available can seem daunting. *Poems and Readings for Funerals* is a carefully cura
Funeral Readings and Poems
โ Scribed by Becky Brown
- Book ID
- 110719254
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 184 KB
- Series
- Macmillan Collector's Library
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781529065398
- ASIN
- B09C65XZ4X
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โฆ Synopsis
To find solace from grief, we have always turned to the written word. With poetry and prose spanning continents, religions and cultures, this moving anthology examines loss, celebrates lives well lived and offers words of consolation.
Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning clothbound pocket-sized classics with gilt edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is edited by Becky Brown.
Helpfully divided into different sections, Funeral Readings and Poems features many famous poems such as 'Funeral Blues' by W. H. Auden and 'How do I Love Thee?' by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, alongside comforting prose from the likes of Louisa May Alcott and Kenneth Graham.
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