--- title: "10 Books You Must Read if Youve Lost a Loved One ..." description: "The Guardians: an Elegy for a Friend by Sarah Manguso; The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp; Geography of the Heart by Fenton Johnson; Still Alice by Lisa Genova; Refusing Heaven by Jack Gilbert; More ..." url: "https://books.allwomenstalk.com/books-to-read-if-youve-lost-a-loved-one/" category: "books" last_updated: "2026-06-02" --- # 10 Books You Must Read if Youve Lost a Loved One ... It's never easy to deal with death. We all mourn in our own ways, so reading just might help you cope with your pain. According to [Bustle,](https://www.bustle.com/articles/140815-11-books-to-read-if-youve-lost-someone) here are a few touching books to read if you've recently lost a loved one: ## 1. The Guardians: an Elegy for a Friend by Sarah Manguso ![The Guardians: an Elegy for a Friend by Sarah Manguso](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/tr/bf/yexk0jm656cdc4f14ebab394541972_600x901.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 2. The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp ![The Still Point of the Turning World by Emily Rapp](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/st/g0/w8fywkjh56cdc4f5bf60b807526333_600x921.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 3. Geography of the Heart by Fenton Johnson ![Geography of the Heart by Fenton Johnson](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/a7/wg/hvwnjd5z56cdc4f95b2f5562376353_600x931.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 4. Still Alice by Lisa Genova ![Still Alice by Lisa Genova](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/al/z2/vimv1hh556cdc4fb11a32894462434_600x932.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 5. Refusing Heaven by Jack Gilbert ![Refusing Heaven by Jack Gilbert](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hs/hq/a0ruh82c56cdc4fc1c50f770506895_500x500.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 6. The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion ![The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/df/ls/ul7gegnw56cdc4fc4758d487820705_500x500.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 7. Hate List by Jennifer Brown ![Hate List by Jennifer Brown](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gd/z1/svjogpz556cdc4fe0e890250026017_600x907.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](http://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 8. Wild: from Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed ![Oprah's Book Club 2.0, product, footwear, organ, brand,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gt/v7/zv4mp0ji589b711389a0e692897464_600x776.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 9. The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. SmIth ![Kyrie Irving, text, font, poster, album cover,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/hp/ss/n6u8d1zu589b721a0d58d192772980_600x927.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) ## 10. Men We Reaped by Jesmyn WarD ![font, FROM, THE, NATIONAL, AMAMD-NINNING,](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xa/ts/jv12vlvt589b7286710b8129842772_427x738.jpg) Read it here: [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) What books have helped you cope with the loss of a loved one? ## Related Posts - [SciFi and Fantasy Books Set in Unusual Time Period...](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/scifi-and-fantasy-books-set-in-unusual-time-periods/) - [7 Unbelievable YA Books That Came out This Februar...](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/unbelievable-ya-books-that-came-out-this-february/) - [The Books on the Longlist for the Baileys Prize fo...](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/the-books-on-the-longlist-for-the-baileys-prize-for-womens-fiction/) - [Look out for These Book to Movie Adaptations in 20...](https://bilbr.com/look-out-for-these-book-to-movie-adaptations-in/) - [The Best New Books to Read in April of 2016 ...](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/the-best-new-books-to-read-in-april-of/) - [riche le stylo smoky shadow primped previous](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/see-how-many-of-these-reading-challenges-you-can-complete/) - [paris color riche le stylo shadow garnet](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/this-infographic-will-tell-you-what-to-read-next/) - [books set in the south](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/books-that-will-immerse-you-in-the-south/) - [paris riche le stylo violet amour](https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/beautiful-pieces-of-3d-artwork-made-from-books/) - [The Best Books of Poetry to Pick up ...](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/the-best-books-of-poetry-to-pick-up/) - [8 Love Advice Books That Work ...](https://love.allwomenstalk.com/love-advice-books-that-work/) - [10 Favorite Quotes ...](https://allwomenstalk.com/10-favorite-quotes/) ## Site Information - [Main page](https://allwomenstalk.com) - [Contact us](https://allwomenstalk.com/contact.html) - [HTML article](https://books.allwomenstalk.com/books-to-read-if-youve-lost-a-loved-one/)