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Necessary losses

Necessary losses

by Judith Viorst

1986BereavementDeprivation (Psychology)Loss (Psychology)Personality developmentPopular works
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First lines

We begin life with loss.

About this book

On verso title page: The loves, illusions, dependencies, and impossible expectations that all of us have to give up in order to grow.

Themes & subjects

BereavementDeprivation (Psychology)Loss (Psychology)Personality developmentPopular worksPsychological aspects
First published 1986

Author

Judith Viorst

First published

1986

Pages

499

Read time

≈ 12h

Editions

10

Language

English

Publisher

Ballantine Books

ISBN

9780684844954

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