I was recommended this book by my doctor to read, four years ago, after my rabbit suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. All people grieve of course when losing a pet or a loved one, but I was extremely attached to my rabbit and the loss was sudden and shocking. At first I hesitated buying this book, as I was worried I would be "preached to"; I was pleasantly surprised that the book is not like that at all. It is kind, easy to read, contains very gentle words and rather is filled with short entries that help to soothe and relax. Some of the entries are things such as poems, or perhaps short quotations. It isn't a book that you have to feel like sitting down and taking a great deal of time to read - you can literally read a page (the entries are quite short, generally), put it down and come back later. This book really helped me to get through my loss.