The most popular death & grief books

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.

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The Maidens
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The Maidens

Roald Dahl

1990 · 2021 edition

337 pages

The Client
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The Client

John Grisham

1993 · 2010 edition

640 pages

Into the Water
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Into the Water

Paula Hawkins

2017 · 2018 edition

448 pages

PS, I Love You
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PS, I Love You

Cecelia Ahern

2001 · 2019 edition

512 pages

MADAME BOVARY
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MADAME BOVARY

Gustave Flaubert

1970 · 2025 edition

392 pages

Mrs. Dalloway
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Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf

1973 · 2025 edition

176 pages

Recursion
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Recursion

Blake Crouch

Published 2019

329 pages

Before I Fall
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Before I Fall

Lauren Oliver

2010 · 2017 edition

386 pages

Heaven is for Real
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Heaven is for Real

Todd Burpo, Lynn Vincent

1994 · 2014 edition

240 pages

The Wife Upstairs
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The Wife Upstairs

Rachel Hawkins, レイチェル・ホーキンズ

2021 · 2026 edition

336 pages

The Pact
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The Pact

Jodi Picoult, Джоди Пиколт

1982 · 2022 edition

576 pages

Stoner
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Stoner

John Williams

1972 · 2021 edition

304 pages