The Complete Loss and Grief Series - Jarrett Majendi

The Complete Loss and Grief Series is a compilation of the three books on loss and grief previously published as individual copies. Each book can be read as a standalone but also advisable to be read in sequence. The trilogy provides the complete picture for the reader.

In Marley's Memoir: The Journey to an Irreversible Action and The Aftermath, Marley's mum shares his struggles and the challenges he faced as he tried to deal with social anxiety. It also exposes the consequences of the action Marley took which had a life changing impact on the family.

You will get an insight into the struggles with social anxiety faced by a young person. "Sometimes I wonder how did I end up the way I am? That is, wanting friends but not having any or pushing away people who had tried to befriend me because they were not meeting the expectations in my head of what a friend should be like." (Excerpt from Chapter Five.)

In Living without Marley, The focus is on the ups and downs the family experience days and months after losing Marley. Can they cope without their beloved son and brother after such a traumatic loss? What does life look like now that they are a family of three? These and many other questions are what Marley's mum addresses in this book.

You will also get an insight into the perspectives of Marley's dad and brother; how they felt on that traumatic day and how they are coping with life afterwards.

In He Cares, Marley's mum shares the losses and the challenges she has faced with losing her brother, her own mother and her son Marley and the differences between each of these losses. She also focuses on how faith has played an important role in the losses she has faced and how she has grown and matured as a person.

The reader will get an insight into the journey Marley's mum experienced in the years leading up to becoming a mum and later losing Marley.