TY  - BOOK
AU  - Coles,Richard
TI  - The madness of grief: a memoir of love and loss 
SN  - 9781474619622
U1  - 155.9/37092 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  -  London
PB  -  Weidenfeld & Nicolson
KW  - Coles, Richard,
KW  - Coles, David
KW  - Grief
KW  - grief
KW  - aat
KW  - fast
KW  - Autobiography
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Friday the thirteenth -- The Feast of St John of the Cross -- The raising of Lazarus -- O key of David -- The lamentation in Rama -- New Year -- The sentences
N2  - "Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles's life and work. But when his partner the Reverend David Coles died, shortly before Christmas in 2019, much about death took Coles by surprise. For one thing, David's death at the early age of forty-three was unexpected. The man that so often assists others to examine life's moral questions now found himself in need of help. He began to look to others for guidance to steer him through his grief. The flock was leading the shepherd. Much about grief surprised him: the volume of 'sadmin' you have to do when someone dies, how much harder it is travelling for work alone, even the pain of typing a text message to your partner - then realising you are alone"--Publisher's description
ER  -