Gili's Book
A Journey Into Bereavement for Parents and Counselors
Henya Kagan (Klein)(Author)
Teachers' College Press
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-8077-3746-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book is the personal and heartbreaking testimonial of a mother and psychologist who experienced the untimely death of her 11-year-old daughter, Gili, by a reckless driver. Unsparing in its honesty, it is written as an ongoing dialogue between the bereaved mother and her deceased daughter. Intertwined with Gili's writings and artwork, Gili's life and death unfold in tears and in laughter. Eventually, the mother steps aside and the trained counselor takes over, making observations and drawing conclusions about the process of bereavement. We witness something very important in Gili's Book as the author both describes her personal experience as a bereaved parent and presents a new theoretical model of parental bereavement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.
ISBN-13
978-0-8077-3746-0 (9780807737460)
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Persons
Henya Kagan (Klein) is a former professor at the University of Georgia at Athens and at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. She is a seasoned psychologist specializing in loss, grief, and adjustment with her own private practice.