Borrowed narratives : using biographical and historical grief narratives with the bereaving / Harold Ivan Smith.

New York ; London : Routledge, imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, [2012]

xiv, 285 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.

Part I: Borrowing as a Process -- Why Borrow Narratives? -- Mining Borrowed Narratives -- Constructing a Grief Grid -- Chaining Borrowed Narratives -- Diversifying Borrowed Narratives -- Borrowing Memoirs -- Using Borrowed Narratives -- Borrowing for the Loss of Animal Companions -- Part II: Sample Borrowed Narratives -- A Griever Named Nelson -- A Griever Named Jacqueline -- A Griever Named Corazon -- A Griever Named C.S. -- Grievers named King -- Conclusion.