The same fluttering in the stomach, the same restlessness, the yawning. I am not afraid, but the sensation is like being afraid. No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear. Stripped of any sentimentality or excessive emotion, A Grief Observed is a deeply personal account that addresses the physical nature of grief, the embarrassment of being grieved around others, and the space that persists when someone we love dies. Then comes the sudden jab of red-hot memory and all this 'commonsense' vanishes like an ant in the mouth of a furnace. One is ashamed to listen to this voice, but it seems to be making out a good case for a while. I've plenty of what are called 'resources'.
There are moments, most unexpectedly, when something inside me tries to assure me that I don't really mind so much, not so very much after all.
A Grief Observed is about her death and Lewis's loss. Davidman died of cancer four years after their marriage, leaving Lewis completely bereft. Lewis (Novem– November 22, 1963) married American writer Joy Davidman, the lately-discovered love of his life.
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