Grief Talking: Tales of Loss and Learning

· Bluebird · Narrated by Greg Wise
Audiobook
9 hr 4 min
Unabridged
Eligible
This book will become available on November 5, 2026. You will not be charged until it is released.

About this audiobook

Read by the author, Greg Wise.

'a beautifully honest and moving audiobook. Greg Wise talks about grief with a level of openness and vulnerability that I found incredibly refreshing.' - LISTENER REVIEW

'I would recommend this book to everyone, it's such an important book and it's one I know I will come back to.' - LISTENER REVIEW

'Everyone needs to read this wonderful and profoundly helpful book.' – Julia Samuel, psychotherapist, speaker and author of Grief Works

Much-loved actor, author and screenwriter, Greg Wise, offers his personal experiences with loss and encourages us to be more open in our own. Grief shapes us but we can learn from it. Through honesty, vulnerability and ritual we can navigate the chaotic, messy journey of bereavement.

Wise explores traumatic grief - the sudden drowning of a close friend in his twenties; intergenerational trauma and the sorrow that can be passed down through families; the emotional aftermath of his sister's death from cancer; and anticipatory grief – the pain of infertility and failed IVF when cherished hopes are dashed and we grieve a loss before it is born.

Greg offers solace and understanding through his own moving stories. He advocates for a change in our modern suppressive culture of mourning. Instead, we should allow ourselves and others an open healthy processing of grief so we can become kinder, more connected and experience happiness again.

Whether you're struggling to articulate your feelings or supporting a loved one through loss, Grief Talking will show you that you are not alone.

Read by the author, Greg Wise. 'a beautifully honest and moving audiobook. Greg Wise talks about grief with a level of openness and vulnerability that I found incredibly refreshing.' - LISTENER REVIEW 'I would recommend this book to everyone, it's such an important book and it's one I know I wi...

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About the author

Greg Wise is an actor, writer, documentary maker and screenwriter. His film and TV credits include Sense and Sensibility and The Crown and he has also made documentaries about a rock and roll monk and tax evasion. His previous book Not That Kind of Love, written with his sister, Clare, chronicled the journey to her death from cancer at the age of 51. He is an ambassador for the charities Marie Curie, the Carers Trust and the Good Grief Trust, and a patron for End of Life Doula UK. He is the author of Grief Talking, and owns six chainsaws.
Greg Wise is an actor, writer, documentary maker and screenwriter. His film and TV credits include Sense and Sensibility and The Crown and he has also made documentaries about a rock and roll monk and tax evasion. His previous book Not That Kind of Love, written with his sister, Clare, chronicled...

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