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    Susanne Redfern and Susan K. Gilbert - The Grieving Garden: Living with the Death of a Child

    Susanne Redfern and Susan K. Gilbert - The Grieving Garden: Living with the Death of a Child

    Kepler's Bookstore

    July 22, 2008

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    Every year, some two million parents in the U.S. suffer the death of a son or daughter. The unnatural sequence of the child's preceding the parent in death creates a wrenching loss and overwhelming emotional and spiritual disorientation. Most of these bereaved parents find relief from their isolation only in the company of others like themselves. The Grieving Garden offers the support, understanding, and ultimately comfort and hope, from those who have shed the same tears over the death of a child.

    “This book is the closest thing I've ever seen to attending a grief support group. It offers opportunities to feel the companionship of others who know what it's like, as well as hear divergent points of view on some of the dilemmas faced.” – Liz Powell, KARA

    "A fearless, compelling, and ultimately healing glimpse into the heart of love and loss." --Isabel Allende, author The House of the Spirits

    Suzanne Redfern is the president of Redfern Ranches, Inc., a diversified farming and cattle operation in the Central Valley of California. Her 32-year-old daughter died of lung cancer in 1999. Redfern lives on the Redfern Ranch and in Palo Alto.

    Susan K. Gilbert was a pharmaceutical executive for many years in California's Silicon Valley. Her 18-year-old daughter was killed in an automobile accident in 1993. Susan lives in the Bay Area.

    Benefit for KARA, www.kara-grief.org

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    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      July 22, 2008

      Times:
      7:30pm

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      Kepler's Books

      1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025

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