The most popular loss of a child books

These books are about parents living with the death of a child. They describe a grief that has no proper name, and the ways a couple and a family are changed by it. Written with great tenderness, they honor short lives and show how people find a way to go on.

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Hope Rises
Cover of Hope Rises

Hope Rises

David Baldacci

Published 2026

417 pages

Empty Arms
Cover of Empty Arms

Empty Arms

Sherokee Isle

Published 2015

104 pages

Room for Two
Cover of Room for Two

Room for Two

Abel Keogh

Published 2007

216 pages