Notes on Grief: A raw and powerful account of grief from the Sunday Times bestselling author

Well written and raw

This is a touching autobiographical account of the undulations of the grief Chimamanda finds herself wading through when her father dies during the early days of the pandemic. The “stages of grief” are visible to those familiar with them, and her pain palpable from her poignant prose.As someone who experienced their first, profound, significant bereavement only six months ago, this short essay resonates deeply. The old adage that you must have experienced it to fully understand is undoubtedly true here.As a healthcare educator, this is a book I intend to utilise in my teachings on the grief experience. It is a quick read in uncomplicated language, but it’s impact will last significantly longer with me.

The book is so inspiring and truly moving. She explores the feelings related to the mourning of her beloved father in a way that really captures you and lifts up your spirit.As a person who has gone through the same devastating event in life, this book is really great and touching.The book arrived on time and in great conditions, new as promised.

In this short essay, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares her feelings about the loss of her father and captures all the best memories she had of him, which was very uplifting for me. She took heart from remembering all those little things he did and said over the years.I, too, lost my wife and companion of over thirty years in April 2020 and can identify with many things she talks about, including the grief and dealing with condolences. The laughter from remembering some of the things she did in life and, of course, the pandemic restrictions that made planning her sending off so difficult.This work is a well-written, honest, and personal sharing of her experience dealing with her loss.

What I love most about this book is how I relate to Chimamanda's experience from losing my beautiful Mum. I love the design as well 💖

The pain of losing a father in a heartbeat. Realistic and beautifully reflects the pain - another superb book from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Relates to grief and closure that one cannot have with family in parents homeland tragedy’s due to travel restrictions - covid pandemic. Written so beautifully that one can relate to in other times as in the end it’s the loss of a beloved father…

A tiny glimpse into what it means to loose a beloved father. Anyone who has ever lost someone will find themselves in these essays. Adichie lays bare her inner most thoughts and feelings. Beautifully and simply written, notes on grief is a short piece of moving work.

Only 85 pages, 7 are blank!

I could feel the personal and individual parts of grief that can only come from the one who knows. It is different from any other book on grief I have read as it helped me understand that I cannot dress rehearse for it.

One of the best lectures about grieving.It’s sad, hard, and real, but when you are fighting with Grieving, you don’t need fake words, fake fair stories about death. You need to feel that someone in the world is feeling the same heartless as yours, with no gentle lies.

Touching and very honest

Great read.

Each of us, deep in grief, is utterly alone. And in western cultures, there are few customs, rituals, ceremonies that make it possible for people to come close to the grieving one. "I'm sorry for your loss." Ubiquity makes these words impersonal, yet they're all that many people feel comfortable saying.Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has, with her extraordinary gift, found words to express the inexpressible, the incomprehensible and yes, the echoing bottomless, fathomless nature of grief.A masterpiece of silence and wailing and disbelief, from her soul to the soul of the reader.