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Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take

Healing After the Loss of Your Mother

Elaine Mallon · 2018
78/100
👍 Worth It

Elaine Mallon writes from the experience of her mother's sudden, unexpected death and that firsthand credibility shapes every page — this is not a clinical guide but a companion written by someone who has actually been there. The step-by-step structure gives readers in acute grief something to hold onto, and the dual focus on both the bereaved person and their supporters makes it unusually versatile. A genuine comfort resource for one of life's hardest losses.

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