Books to help with bereavement/loss of a parent

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My mum died shortly before Christmas and I’m trying to find something to read, fiction or nonfiction, that would help me process it. I’ve looked at Motherless Daughters but that’s aimed at women whose mothers died when they were a lot younger than I am (nearly 40) so that didn’t seem quite right. Any recommendations?

Hi OP,
I'm so sorry to hear about your mum.
I personally can't think of any books in which the mother's death serves as the main theme when the main character is an adult, as in the ones I read either the mother died when the main character was much younger, or the character is older and it is just a small subplot to the main story. Bumping for you though so that your thread is closer to the top.

Hi, similar situation here. I haven’t read any that relate to that particular loss except for one chapter in Grief Works. I found ‘A Manual for Heartache comforting.

Sorry to hear OP, I am in a similar situation to you. I'm currently reading The Long Goodbye by Meghan O'Rourke. She was also young when her mother died (late 20s) but the book doesn't focus on that at all. I am finding it quite helpful to know I'm not alone in some of the things I'm thinking and feeling.

I read Lion - A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley the week after my dad died.
It's not especially about bereavement but I found it particularly uplifting about someone finding their roots.
(My dad was brought up by extended family and was reunited with his mother and sister much later in life)

Grief is the thing with feathers - Max Porter

I read H is for Hawk just after my dad died. It isn't all about grief, but it is one of the themes, and spoke to me a great deal.

I also found a connection to my father in returning to books he had read to me as a kid (in my case is was the Swallows and Amazons series).

I'm sorry for your loss.

@UrbaneSprawl, great book