Cancer Books

This wonderful book is written from a first-person perspective and explores what it might be like to lose a loved one. It also provides scientifically...

The Bright Hour

by Nina Riggs

A moving memoir about living with terminal cancer. It gently explores grief, identity, relationships, and the experience of living with uncertainty.

In-Between Days

by Teva Harrison

This memoir tells the story of a young woman living with metastatic breast cancer, using drawings and short reflections to explore fear, love, and unc...

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

by Max Porter

A poetic and unconventional exploration of grief through metaphor. It allows readers to engage with grief in a non-linear and symbolic way, which can ...

The Wild Edge of Sorrow

by Francis Weller

This book approaches grief through a spiritual and meaning-making perspective, integrating ritual, community, and personal transformation. It helps re...

A Mensagem das Lágrimas

by Alba Payàs Puigarnau

It's a practical and inspiring guide written in simple language and suitable for people in mourning. With a respectful and sensitive attitude, Alba Pa...

Mama, I'm Not Gone

by Dana L. Wood

Mama, I'm Not Gone is a deeply emotional and spiritually uplifting memoir about a mother’s journey through grief after losing her child to cancer. Dan...

Oltre le nuvole

by Anna Baccelliere

An Italian booklet created to help children understand and process cancer within the family context. Using accessible language and a reassuring tone, ...

Zac and Mia

by A. J. Betts

Shows peer connection between two teens with cancer. Supports identification and reduces isolation.

História do Sempre e do Nunca

by Teresa Lobato de Faria

It explores the enduring nature of love despite physical absence. It helps children and adults to understand that the relationship continues in a tran...

Proof of Heaven

by Eben Alexander

It explores near-death experiences and spirituality. Can be useful for people facing life-threatening situations who are seeking meaning, hope and rec...

The Long Goodbye

by Meghan O'Rourke

A memoir that explores grief through the author’s personal experience of losing her mother to cancer, reflecting on love, memory, and how people cope ...