Grief is everywhere. Chances are, either you or someone you know is grieving a loss of some sort right now-loss of health or a job or a person or a pet or a dream or a marriage. If you are grieving, this book will help guide you through the storm. If someone you love is grieving, it will help you to understand and to help in a way that eases the pain. This book is a portrait of grief unmasked--a rare, poignant, and honest look behind the scenes of grief. It gives permission to grieve in a culture that pressures us to bury grief and get back to business as usual. Perhaps most importantly, this book offers great hope as the author shares how grieving ultimately ushered her into joy and freedom, the surprising fruits of grieving well.