OTHER BOOKS THAT BEAUTIFULLY TACKLE LOSS

The Woman In The Window AJ Finn (£ 12.99, HARPERCOLLINS)

A thriller lauded by the likes of Stephen King and Gillian Flynn. Anna hasn’t left her home in 10 months and misses the life she had with her husband and daughter terribly. Her only comfort is the window, through which she watches her neighbours – until she sees something nobody was supposed to see.

The Year Of Magical Thinking Joan Didion (£ 8.99, HARPERCOLLINS)

Joan Didion’s now iconic account of the year following the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne – who died suddenly while their only daughter, Quintana Roo Dunne Michael, was in a coma on life-support – is a hugely affecting exploration of grief and loss.

H Is For Hawk Helen Macdonald (£ 8.99, VINTAGE)

A brutally honest memoir about Macdonald’s struggle to cope with the loss of her father – and the decision it prompted in her to revive a childhood ambition to raise and train a young goshawk. Her battle to win the trust of the bird, who she names Mabel, takes her on a journey through her grief.