About the Book

On Halloween 2002, Jan Andersen 's 20-year-old son Kristian found a permanent solution to his misery. Suicide. He wrote two suicide notes, took an overdose of Heroin and died on Friday 1 November 2002. Chasing Death attempts to put candid, but heartrending words to the often incommunicable pain that the surviving families endure, not only through the telling of Kristian 's story, but through the experiences of other families mourning the loss of a child, stepchild, grandchild, sibling, friend or relative to suicide. Although this book will break your heart, it will also provide solace to other child suicide grievers in knowing that their thoughts and feelings are normal and that they are not alone, in addition to being helpful to anyone who has lost a child or has been bereaved in any way. This book clearly demonstrates how debilitating the grief can be and how it can still cripple a survivor, ten, twenty, thirty and even forty years or more after the event. The audience for Chasing Death extends beyond grieving families and those who deal with them and will provide a compelling, touching and enlightening read for anyone interested in emotional true life stories. It will also help people respond with greater understanding and sensitivity to the surviving families grief.

Product Details

Media: Paperback Book, 484 pages

Language: English

Publisher: Perfect Publishers Ltd (Oct. 31st, 2009)

ISBN-10: 1905399448

ISBN-13: 9781905399444

Dimensions: 5.51 x 8.50 x 0.97 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.22 lbs

• Categories: Children's Suicide