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What a great topic! I'm sure we all have opinions on this. Here are the...
Three Things I Wish More Books
Talked About
- The impact of grief on the family unit. This is a topic that, in my opinion, can't be discussed often enough. Whether it is in nonfiction or fiction, when a loved one dies, it impacts everyone. Grief is a personal experience. Everyone's journey looks different. The Santa Letters by Stacy Gooch-Anderson is one of my favorite novels that centers around a woman's grief after she loses her husband. Bear with me, since I haven't read it since 2008, but I'm fairly certain it focused mainly on the widow. However, the arrival of the Santa Letters had a positive impact on the family as a whole. This was a novel that allowed the reader to witness the family's healing.
- Women transitioning from parenting to becoming empty-nesters. This is a very personal topic for me, considering I am almost there. Amazingly, there is only one page of books on Amazon about becoming an empty nester (using my search criteria). There are 45 choices--fiction and nonfiction--on Goodreads. Gosh, that really doesn't sound like a lot when women have been going from being parents to being empty nesters for generations.
- Starting a new relationship later in life. Again, this could be tackled from a nonfiction or fiction perspective. I know hen lit exists, but I don't think romance always has to be part of it. Starting new relationships--whether they are friendships or romances--is tough. Alongside this topic runs romances filled with real people who look like real people instead of models.
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4 comments:
This is a good list, Cheryl. Grief is such a relatable thing. We all lose people. What's interesting is how individual people move through it. When my parents passed away, me and my siblings all handled it very differently.
That's so true, George. Everyone's grief journey looks different.
Yes, These are all great ones. My kids are soon to be grown as well I am already adjusting to not being needed as much. Grief is a hard one everyone deals with it so different.
Thanks, Jen. It is such an odd transition for parents as their children grow. Thanks for visiting.
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