Words to Comfort, Words to Heal

Drawn from the works of poets, writers, philosophers and sacred literature, from John Donne to Victor Hugo, Charlotte Bronte to Emily Dickinson, this inspirational anthology celebrates lives that have ended and offers consolation to those left behind.

Featuring many much loved passages, such as Auden’s ‘Stop all the Clocks’, Price Hughes’ ‘If I should die’ and ‘To everything there is a season’ from the Book of Ecclesiastes, these specially selected words will comfort and console, encourage and support, through the days of despair to a future hope.

“'Mabey's gentle, comforting anthology of verse offers consolation in difficult times.'”

'Mabey’s gentle, comforting anthology of verse offers consolation in difficult times.'

Juliet Mabey is the editorial director of Oneworld Publications, which she founded with her husband, Novin Doostdar. She is the compiler of God's BIG Book of Virtues, God's BIG Instruction Book, The Oneworld Book of Prayer, God's BIG Handbook for the Soul and Rumi: A Spiritual Treasury.

Drawn from the work of poets, writers, philosophers, and spiritual texts, this inspirational volume will provide comfort, consolation, and support for those who are grieving. Whether it's finding the words for a public memorial or some moments of private reflection, these specially selected passages from such greats as Christina Rossetti, Dylan Thomas, and Leo Tolstoy as well as rarer pieces from around the globe, including tribal prayers from Africa and the Americas, remind us of the bond we all share in mourning and that with loss also comes hope.

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