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Broken Heart, Shared Heart, Healing Heart: Navigating the Loss of Your Pet

by Barbara Allen
Broadleaf. Jun. 2024. 176p. ISBN 9781506493565. $22.99. PETS
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Allen (Pelican) helped develop Australia’s animal chaplain program. In this book, she explores the love that people have for their pets when they’re alive and the grief that comes after they die. She uses stories from her own and others’ experiences with pets to show readers that they are not alone in their grief. Her book is divided into five chapters: “Shattered Hearts,” “Spiritual Hearts,” “Young Hearts,” “Buried Hearts, and “Healing Hearts.” Between each chapter, there’s also a “Heartbeat” section that tells the stories of celebrities and their pets. Allen urges brokenhearted readers to openly express their pain, especially when speaking with friends, colleagues, or loved ones who have never lived with an animal companion. She also offers advice about the steps to take to heal.
VERDICT This book will appeal to three types of readers: people who are grieving the death of a pet, readers who know someone who has recently lost a pet, and those who are interested in the bonds between animals and humans.
Reviewed by Britt Fechtman , Jul 01, 2024
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