Lead me home : an African American's guide through the grief journey / Carleen Brice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brice, Carleen, 1963-

Contributor:

Joanna Banks Collection of African American Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief.

Loss (Psychology).

African Americans.

Penn Provenance:

Banks, Joanna (donor) (Banks Collection copy)

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages, 171 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Avon Books, 1999.

Summary:

When a loved one dies, we embark on a journey that is marked by anguish, confusion, fear, and loneliness. For African Americans, the grief journey often includes more complicated and painful emotions: frustration with the knowledge that black men and women have a greater chance of dying from major common diseases than their white counterparts; anger at the frequency of drug- and violence-related deaths; and the collective grief of a community that has buried too many of its young people.

In LEAD ME HOME, Carleen Brice gently guides you through the strange terrain of grief to the promise of home--a place where we have not only survived our losses, but are wiser and stronger because of them. She shares her personal story of loss and recovery, as well as the stories of others, so that you will know you are not alone. Here are practical tips for making the difficult passage, as well as spiritual inspiration for helping you hang on until you make it to welcoming shores.

Contents:

Part I Sorrow Like a Sea: Absorbing the Shock of Loss

Part II The Middle Passage: Adjusting to Life Without Your Loved One

Part III Welcoming Shores: Living the Lessons of Grief.

Notes:

"Cover illustration by Laurie LaFrance. Interior design by Kellan Peck."

"First Avon Books Trade Paperback Printing, November 1999."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Banks Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Joanna Banks.

ISBN:

0380796082 :

9780380796083

OCLC:

41572646

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