The Heart's Journey

Rating:
Summary: A most excellent gift for anyone recovering from grief
Review: With just one sentence--and twelve drawings-- Judy Pelikan says everything there is to say about recovering from grief. The twelve drawings depict a heart, at first whole, then cracked, and finally broken. Slowly the cracks begin to heal; seeds float into the fissures; greenery appears, and at last, a beautiful garden once again blooms in the heart. Below the twelfth picture is the one sentence: "This is a true story."

The person gripped by grief often cannot read lengthy text, no matter how helpful. But Pelikan's book speaks with images, not words. Its brevity encourages the one in pain to turn the pages, and the drawings speak their story.

This poignant little book is the perfect gift for anyone who has experienced loss, whether through death, divorce, dismissal from the job, or deep disappointment of any sort.

Personal note: I'm crushed that Abbeville Press has allowed this book to disappear from the book shelf. I hope that the decision makers at that publishing house get it back in circulation as quickly as possible.

Rating:
Summary: A most excellent gift for anyone recovering from grief
Review: With just one sentence--and twelve drawings-- Judy Pelikan says everything there is to say about recovering from grief. The twelve drawings depict a heart, at first whole, then cracked, and finally broken. Slowly the cracks begin to heal; seeds float into the fissures; greenery appears, and at last, a beautiful garden once again blooms in the heart. Below the twelfth picture is the one sentence: "This is a true story."

The person gripped by grief often cannot read lengthy text, no matter how helpful. But Pelikan's book speaks with images, not words. Its brevity encourages the one in pain to turn the pages, and the drawings speak their story.

This poignant little book is the perfect gift for anyone who has experienced loss, whether through death, divorce, dismissal from the job, or deep disappointment of any sort.

Personal note: I'm crushed that Abbeville Press has allowed this book to disappear from the book shelf. I hope that the decision makers at that publishing house get it back in circulation as quickly as possible.