Good Grief: On Loving Pets Here and Hereafter

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Good Grief is a work of narrative nonfiction about the world of loving and losing pets, bonding the authors personal pet stories with research and reporting to explore the singular bonds we have with our companion animals, and how to grieve them one they’ve passed. The book spans from Massachusetts to Japan, from ancient Egypt to the modern era, and in it the author speaks with veterinarians, archaeologists, ministers, and cover a range of idiosyncratic and inspiring rituals—from the traditional (scattering ashes, commissioning a portrait), to the grand (funeral processions, mausoleums), to the unexpected (taxidermy, cloning).

Good Grief has recently received high praise in Publishers Weekly. Legendary nature writer Sy Montgomery has described Good Grief as “just what the doctor ordered – a wonderful, unusual, and healing book, full of wisdom and compassion. Nothing can erase the searing sorrow of losing an animal you love. But this insightful, inspiring, intelligent book will offer real comfort.” Cat Warren, author of the bestselling What The Dog Knows, says Good Grief is a “tender and often funny guide that  celebrates the imaginative and far-fetched and entirely ordinary ways we grieve, celebrate, and memorialize – and yes, sometimes try to preserve – our departed pets.” Annie Hartnett, author of Rabbit Cake and Unlikely Animals, said, “If you have ever grieved the loss of an animal friend, you will find your people in these pages. I found it a supreme comfort and a total joy, and it’s a book I will treasure forever.”

More about the author: E.B. Bartels is a nonfiction writer, a former bookseller, and a writing instructor, with an MFA from Columbia University. Her writing has appeared in Catapult, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, and The Toast, among others, and she is the author of Good Grief: On Loving Pets, Here and Hereafter, a narrative nonfiction book about the world of loving and losing animals. E.B. lives in Massachusetts with her husband, Richie, and their many, many pets.