The most popular French death & grief books of 2023

Books about death and grief keep you company in loss. They describe the days after someone dies, the strange year that follows, and how people slowly learn to carry what cannot be fixed. You will find novels, memoirs and gentle guides here, written by people who have been through it. This list shows the ones first published in 2023. Only books in French are listed.

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Hungry Ghost
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Hungry Ghost

Victoria Ying

Published 2023

208 pages

Finding Phoebe
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Finding Phoebe

Gavin Extence

2023 · 2025 edition

400 pages

Sortir au jour
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Sortir au jour

Amandine Dhée

2023 · 2024 edition

160 pages

Powerless
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Powerless

Lauren Roberts

2023 · 2024 edition

624 pages

Le vent léger
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Le vent léger

Jean-François Beauchemin

2023 · 2025 edition

208 pages

Ça va aller
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Ça va aller

Le Roi de Cœur

Published 2023

227 pages