Category Archives: Loss/Death/Grief

The Book Thief – Marcus Zusak

The Book Thief was on a reading list for my daughter’s Grade Eleven English class and the title intrigued me, so I picked it up. I absolutely LOVED it. It is so creatively written and the “voice” of the book really put me in a place where I was able to read about a well-discussed …

December 21, 2010 – 1:57 pm | By T Klassen | Posted in Holocaust, Junior Fiction, Loss/Death/Grief, Marcus Zusak, The Book Thief, Type of Book | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

A Promise Kept – Robertson McQuilkin

I can not think of a more beautiful book about true love and true devotion to one person over the course of a life-time than this one. This is a book about faithfulness and sacrifice, tenderness and compassion, and the kind of love that perseveres “through good times and bad, in sickness and in …

July 13, 2010 – 4:28 pm | By T Klassen | Posted in A Promise Kept, Aging/Dying, Illness, Loss/Death/Grief, Love, Marriage, Memoir, Robertson McQuilkin, Romance | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Have A Little Faith – Mitch Albom

I read this book a few months ago and thought it was an interesting little book by Mitch Albom (I like his books, haven’t been disappointed yet). It is the kind of true story that just makes you think about faith and the role it plays in our lives, whether you have a faith, have …

July 12, 2010 – 9:34 pm | By T Klassen | Posted in Aging/Dying, Courage & Perseverance, Faith, Have A Little Faith, Introspection, Loss/Death/Grief, Mitch Albom, Pilgrimage, Self-Help, Spiritual | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

A Grace Disguised – Jerry Sittser

This is a beautiful and honest book written on the topic of grief and loss; walking through it and living with it. I don’t know if I have ever read a book quite as good as this on this topic. I loved that even though the author’s experiences (the inspiration for the book) …

July 12, 2010 – 6:29 pm | By T Klassen | Posted in A Grace Disguised, Aging/Dying, Jerry Sittser, Loss/Death/Grief, Memoir, Self-Help, Spiritual, Type of Book | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments (0)