Book Loan

We offer a book loan facility to members. There is no charge for borrowing items, although you have to pay for return postage. We ask you to return books within three months so other members may read them.

If you are a WAY member and see a book you'd like to borrow, please email us with your name and address and the name of the book.

The After Journey

Laure-Ann Weis

Getting through the first year. A personal story with quotes by others in the same situation.

Companion To Grief

Patricia Kelley

Advice for dealing with practical and emotional issues related to grief

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

Leo Buscaglia

A children's book about the cycle of life and death retold through the story of a leaf.

Healing a Spouse's Grieving Heart

Alan Wolfelt

100 practical here and now suggestions for helping widows and widowers mourn.

Healing Your Grieving Heart

Alan Wolfelt

100 practical here and now suggestions for helping widows and widowers mourn.

I wasn't ready to say Goodbye

B Noel & P Blair

For those who face the challenges of a sudden death, there is a hand to hold written by two women who have experienced sudden loss.

Injury or Illness welfare benefits and tax credits

 

Produced by Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, this booklet gives information, in clear language, about welfare benefits. We have copies available to borrow or keep for reference.

Instantly a Widow

Ruth Sissons

Ruth tells her own story following the sudden death of her husband. She also tells of the strength she found in God.

A Journey Through Grief

Alla Renee Bozarth

Poetry, prose and Biblical extracts to help through the stages of grieving.

John's Book

Jill Fuller

Poetry, prose and Biblical extracts to help through the stages of grieving.

Living with Loss

Liz McNeill Taylor

A young widow discusses the problems of money, sex, children and her strong and conflicting reactions to her husband's death.

Men Bleed Too

Thomas Brown

Thomas recounts the events leading to his wife's death from breast cancer.

On Grief and Grieving

Elizabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler

Based on the 5 stages of grief, this book delivers insights and advice designed to help those that grieve to rebalance their lives and find the courage to continue.

Out of the Shadows

Diana Cooper

The author tells her story following the death of her husband and how she was helped by angel guides and clairvoyants.

Parenting Under Pressure - bereavement

Young Voice

This book explores parenting when there is a bereavement in the family. Personal interviews with various family members describe not only the effect bereavement has on a child, but the parents and the family dynamic.

ps i love you

Cecilia Ahern

A novel chronicling a young widow's first year as she opens monthly notes from her husband written before he died.

Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers

Earl Grollman

This explains what to expect when you lose someone you love with a useful self help journal section at the back.

A Time to say Goodbye

Mary McClure Goulding - Moving Beyond Loss

The author, a psychotherapist, recounts her journey through the process of mourning her husband.

Widowed and Young

Lisa Hennessy

Lisa was 28 with a 2 year old and 5 months pregnant when her husband died. This is her story and it tells how her Christian faith has helped her through her grief.

Widow to Widow

Genevieve Davis Ginsburg

Using her own experiences and that of fellow widows, the author takes the reader through the many associated challenges of building a new life.

Widowed Too Soon

Laura Hirsch

A young widow's journey through grief, healing and spiritual transformation.

The Year of Magical Thinking

Joan Didier

The author's personal memoir of the year following the death of her husband.