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A Hole in the World:
Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing
Amanda Held Opelt
A Hole in the World:Hardback: Worthy Books, 2022
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“One of the best books I’ve read in ages…a profound, mystical, and even haunting book that will be a faithful companion to all of us who have seen trouble.”
― Sarah Bessey
Author Amanda Held Opelt is also well acquainted with sorrow and deep grief. A series of losses, including three miscarriages, the death of her grandmother, and the catastrophic illness and subsequent death of her beloved sister, author Rachel Held Evans, set Opelt on a search for understanding the deep sorrow that she was experiencing. As a thoughtful writer with the courage to pose difficult questions about the nature of grief and what makes loss and bereavement particularly challenging in these times, Opelt researched many of the ways in which humans have developed grief rituals. The result is a very helpful book that will speak to any reader who desires to better understand their own journey, or to be helpful to others in the navigation of great loss.
– from our review by Jennifer Burns Lewis…
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