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A Grief Observed is a collection of C. S. Lewis's reflections on his experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book was published in 1961 under the pseudonym N.W. Clerk because Lewis wished to avoid the connection.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” ― C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed.
- “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning.
- “We were promised sufferings. They were part of the program. We were even told, 'Blessed are they that mourn,' and I accept it. I've got nothing that I hadn't bargained for.
- “For in grief nothing "stays put." One keeps on emerging from a phase, but it always recurs. Round and round. Everything repeats. Am I going in circles, or dare I hope I am on a spiral?
Apr 21, 2015 · Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed is an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings.
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Mar 1, 2013 · A book review of C.S. Lewis's personal reflections on grief and faith after the death of his wife. Learn how Lewis struggled with anger, despair, doubt, and hope, and how he found God's presence and comfort in his sorrow.
Jun 2, 2009 · Written after his wife’s tragic death as a way of surviving the “mad midnight moments,” A Grief Observed is an unflinchingly truthful account of how loss can lead even a stalwart believer to lose all sense of meaning in the universe, and how he can gradually regain his bearings.
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A personal and spiritual reflection on the death of Lewis's wife, Joy Davidman, in 1961. Lewis expresses his doubts, anger, and grief, as well as his faith and hope, in this classic memoir of bereavement.
Jul 28, 2009 · Written in longhand in notebooks that Lewis found in his home, A Grief Observed probes the "mad midnight moments" of Lewis's mourning and loss, moments in which he questioned what he had previously believed about life and death, marriage, and even God. Indecision and self-pity assailed Lewis.
- C. S. Lewis
