GRIEVING A SUICIDE:
A loved one’s search for comfort, answers
and hope
By Albert. Y. Hsu
IVP. 222 pages. £9.99
ISBN 978 1 783 595 754
The expanded, second edition of Grieving a Suicide is a poignant and helpful insight into understanding the trauma of suicide. As a ‘suicide survivor’ himself (i.e. someone who has lost a loved one to suicide) it is a heart-rending picture of the reality of the permanently changed life which results.
Albert uses the tragic loss of his father, as well as other testimonies from suicide survivors, to express the shock, turmoil and questions over their loss. The conflicting emotions of denial and sorrow with anger are commonly felt in many bereavements. However, the suicide of a loved one presents unique aspects of grief. Personal betrayal, isolation, shame, the fear that they themselves may have a genetic disposition and, for the believer, an array of questions around Scripture and who God is.
