by Nadine Galinsky Feldman (Author)
When a grandchild dies, grandparents grieve not only the death, but the suffering of their bereaved sons and daughters. Yet their pain may be ignored by family and friends, leaving them to grieve alone. The result of interviews with several bereaved grandparents, When a Grandchild Dies provides ideas for communication with family and friends, coping strategies, and insights. It includes stories and quotes from those who have experienced such a loss.
Author Biography
Nadine Galinsky Feldman gave up city life a few years ago and moved to a small slice of paradise on the Olympic Peninsula. When she's not working in her garden, traveling, or researching family history, she writes books. She wrote and published When a Grandchild Dies: What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope, after having both a miscarriage and stillbirth. Recognizing that few resources existed for grieving grandparents, she wrote When a Grandchild Dies. She published her debut novel, The Foreign Language of Friends, in 2011. FLOF was a finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and a Gold Medal winner in the 2011 eLit Book Awards. She also edited Patchwork & Ornament: A Woman's Journey of Life, Love, and Art by Jeanette Feldman. Patchwork was a finalist in the 2009 Writers' League of Texas Manuscript Contest (under the title Pentimento) and a 2010 Indie Excellence Award winner for best memoir. Currently, Nadine working on a novel about a Manhattan financial planner who unwittingly gets caught up in the Madoff scandal. She is also working on a collection of essays about gardening and life.