I recieved a message from Amazon that based on my buying history that I might be interested in "On Grieving the Death of a Father."

This book is very comforting. Smith expresses many of the feelings that I couldn't put into words. Death is such an inconnected part of life--there's no escaping it.

Smith is an excellent writer...he makes you feel what he feels.

If you've experienced a loss, you should read this book.

Also recommended: "Christmas Gifts, Christmas Voices" by John Allen. Don't let the title fool you. This is so much more than a Christmas book. It chronicles one man's journey from greif to comfort. It shows how losing yourself in service and thinking of others ultimately leads to personal healing and peace.

Also: "I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye" by Brook Noel. Reading this book is like having a heartfelt conversation with a caring friend.

It was comforting to read how someone else felt when their father died. I was not alone. My grief was not strange, and I found hope that it would not always hurt as much as it did in the recent weeks and months after my father died. I bought this book for a friend of mine whose father just died, hoping it will help him as much as it did me. I will always miss my father, but this book confirmed that I am not alone. There is comfort in knowing so many others feel what I've felt and understand.

This book helped me in the most difficult time of my life. When my father passed away I was looking for a lot of answers to many questions and this book helped me in that regard. I have bought this book five times because I keep giving it out when someone close to me loses their father. Everyone seems to get a lot out of it. For those who have just lost their father my heart goes out to you because you now know the feelings that come with such a loss and I hope reading this book helps. God Bless

I am 27 years old and my father passed away in March at the age of 52. He died very unexpectedly. I really enjoyed the style of this book, but the personal stories seemed a little out of date for a younger person and also for a daughter. I would suggest this for a male in his middle life, whose father died as an older man. That seems to be the main focus of this book, as that was the author's experience.

I lost my father very suddenly two months ago. For a seemingly healthy man to go like that, I was devastated.As a nurse it was even harder to accept than it was as a daughter. My husband brought this book to me about a week after his death,along with another equally helpful book. For some reason I found myself coming back to this one to read over and over. I sent copies to both of my siblings. To say that this book brought me peace would be the best way to describe my feeling whenever I started to read it. Thank you for putting my feelings into words to help me cope as well as validate the emotional rollercoaster that I am still riding.