num_pages: 151
description: Written as he mourned the loss of his wife, C. S. Lewis's A Grief Observed is an elegant and honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith. This intensely personal memoir has helped countless others find courage and hope. p. 1: "No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restless, the yawning. I keep swallowing"
language: English
title: A Grief Observed
titlecomplete: A Grief Observed
characters: C.S. Lewis
genres: Christian, Biography, Classics, Philosophy, Religion, Theology, Nonfiction, Christianity, Faith, Memoir
ratings_count: 77170
publisher: Bantam