All in the End is Harvest

Grief is an unknown, frightening landscape into which the bereaved are flung. Before it happens, very few people have any idea of its intensity, and the way it pervades the whole of life. In their despair, many grieving people turn for guidance and insight to the great prose writers and poets who have pondered on death and meaning of life. All in the End is Harvest responds to this searching. The expertise of the whole Cruse Bereavement Care organisation has been tapped to provide extracts of prose and poetry known to have been of real help to bereaved people. Many of Cruse's 6,500 voluntary counsellors and workers have sent contributions, as have members from their branches throughout the United Kingdom and individual members elsewhere. Agnes Whitaker has edited them, added her own contributions and written her personal comments to bring the extracts close to the experience of every grieving person. This is not a book to read all at once. It is a perfect bedside book, to be dipped into when sleep does not come, when concentration is poor and when there is an overwhelming sense of loss. It will also be of use as a source book to counsellors, the clergy, and all carers who work with bereaved people.