Goodbye Dear Friend: Coming to Terms With the Death of a Pet

by Virginia Ironside

Explains how to cope with the death or loss of a beloved pet and argues that pet owners should not be embarassed by their feelings of grief

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1996

About the author

Virginia Ironside is best known as one of Britain's leading agony aunts. She started on Woman magazine before moving to The Sunday Mirror and Today newspapers. She now writes a weekly column for The Independant. She also appears regularly on radio and television on such programmes as Radio 4's 'Woman's Hour'. Her many books include self-help titles on subjects such as bereavement, as well as the children's spooky adventure series Burlap Hall .

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found on pages 173-174: The "Man from Northamptonshire's" words are the reason I remember this book. Reading this specific passage helped me deal with the grief I felt from the death of our dear friend "Buster". Now our family shares our hearts and home with "Chance" and "Charley" who were rescued from shelters not long after I read this book...and this passage.

[Skyler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just reread this excellent and helpful book for the third time, for the loss of a third extra special cat. Through many tears, it is comforting and cathartic.