Book Launch: Grief Like Yours – July 19, 2025 | 4–6 PM
Vicinanza Studios & Gallery in Southbury, CT hosted the launch of Grief Like Yours,
on a gorgeous Connecticut summer day with fourteen authors reading from their work.
It was a moving afternoon and I am so grateful to Faith Vicinanza and all the authors who read, pitched in, brought cake and most importantly, shared their personal stories of grief.
Please check out the video below. If you know of an organization or group that might benefit from having a reading from
Grief Like Yours, please contact me--Cindy at mywritual@gmail.com
Vicinanza Studios & Gallery in Southbury, CT hosted the launch of Grief Like Yours,
on a gorgeous Connecticut summer day with fourteen authors reading from their work.
It was a moving afternoon and I am so grateful to Faith Vicinanza and all the authors who read, pitched in, brought cake and most importantly, shared their personal stories of grief.
Please check out the video below. If you know of an organization or group that might benefit from having a reading from
Grief Like Yours, please contact me--Cindy at mywritual@gmail.com
Early reviews:
Cindy Eastman, as editor of Grief Like Yours, has undertaken the herculean task of delving into her own grief journeys so that she might bring us this collection of heartfelt stories and poems, helping us to feel less alone in all our losses. Hard-won and honest wisdom rings out from every page of this necessary book, and from the very beginning, we know we are held in the gentle, capable hands of people who care. As Eastman writes in her Introduction, "Grief misplaces things. Dates, places, and people shuffle around and show up where they are least expected." Each of the pieces in Grief Like Yours shows us how to live with this inevitable shuffling and re-ordering of our lives in the wake of any sorrow, lightening the load of any grieving heart.
--James Crews, author of Turning Toward Grief: Reflections on Life, Loss & Appreciation
Grief Like Yours brings together powerful, unflinching personal stories of life after loss. From sudden tragedies and slow goodbyes to the unexpected moments of comfort and connection, these essays and poems illuminate the complex, often isolating journey of grief. In the shared experiences of others, readers will find companionship, understanding, and the quiet assurance that even in sorrow, they are not alone.
—Dr. Virginia A. Simpson, Bereavement Care Specialist and award-winning author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life
Order here! Or ask your local bookstore to order it for you!
Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/9922/9781954615892
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Like-Yours-Story-Collection/dp/1954615892/
Cindy Eastman, as editor of Grief Like Yours, has undertaken the herculean task of delving into her own grief journeys so that she might bring us this collection of heartfelt stories and poems, helping us to feel less alone in all our losses. Hard-won and honest wisdom rings out from every page of this necessary book, and from the very beginning, we know we are held in the gentle, capable hands of people who care. As Eastman writes in her Introduction, "Grief misplaces things. Dates, places, and people shuffle around and show up where they are least expected." Each of the pieces in Grief Like Yours shows us how to live with this inevitable shuffling and re-ordering of our lives in the wake of any sorrow, lightening the load of any grieving heart.
--James Crews, author of Turning Toward Grief: Reflections on Life, Loss & Appreciation
Grief Like Yours brings together powerful, unflinching personal stories of life after loss. From sudden tragedies and slow goodbyes to the unexpected moments of comfort and connection, these essays and poems illuminate the complex, often isolating journey of grief. In the shared experiences of others, readers will find companionship, understanding, and the quiet assurance that even in sorrow, they are not alone.
—Dr. Virginia A. Simpson, Bereavement Care Specialist and award-winning author of The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life
Order here! Or ask your local bookstore to order it for you!
Bookshop - https://bookshop.org/a/9922/9781954615892
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Like-Yours-Story-Collection/dp/1954615892/