About What Was Lost 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, And Hope

In this intimate anthology, twenty writers explore the grief and sadnessand hopethat living through a miscarriage can bring. Featuring such notable writers as Pam Houston, Joyce Maynard, Caroline Leavitt, Susanna Sonnenberg, and Julianna Baggott, among many others, "About What Was Lost" is the only book that uses honest, eloquent, and deeply moving narrative to provide much-needed solace and support on the subject of pregnancy loss. Today, as many as one in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage. And yet, many women are surprised to find that instead of simply grieving the end of a pregnancy, they feel as if they are mourning the loss of a child. Taken aback by their sorrow, they seek solace in similar perspectivesonly to find that a silence and lingering stigma surrounds the topic. Revealing a wide spectrum of experiences and perspectives, this powerful collection offers comfort and community for the millions of women (and their loved ones) who experience this all-too-common kind of loss every year.Gross, Jessica Berger is the author of 'About What Was Lost 20 Writers on Miscarriage, Healing, And Hope', published 2006 under ISBN 9780452287990 and ISBN 0452287995.