Research Catalog

Title

Singing mother home : a psychologist's journey through anticipatory grief / Donna S. Davenport.

Author

Davenport, Donna S.

Publication

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, ©2002.

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Details

Description

xv, 157 pages : illustrations, music; 24 cm

Summary

What happens when an expert on grief is faced with the slow decline of her beloved mother? Like A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis, Singing Mother Home offers an inside look at the struggles of an "expert" in coping with loss. Donna S. Davenport was forced to rethink the traditional academic approach to the process, which implied that the goal of grief resolution was to end the attachment to the loved one. Instead, she embarked on a personal exploration of her own anticipatory grief. This intimate narrative forms the core of her book. It is emotionally wrenching, but it also provides hope for those going through similar experiences. Just as Davenport used her family's tradition of singing to comfort her mother, readers will be encouraged to find their own sources of comfort in family and legacy. The book concludes by describing psychological approaches to grief and recommending further reading.

Subject

• Anticipatory grief
• Bereavement > Psychological aspects
• Loss (Psychology)
• Mothers > Death > Psychological aspects
• Mothers and daughters
• Deuil
• Mort
• Relation mère-enfant
• Parent malade
• Mourant
• Aspect psychologique

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-157).

ISBN

• 1574411624
• 9781574411621

LCCN

2002152765

OCLC

• ocm50906181
• 50906181
• SCSB-1285173

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library