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How to write to a grieving friend

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Shaun Usher
Oct 06, 2023
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Geraldine Jewsbury (Image: Columbia University, Carlyle Papers)

Few letters are more daunting to write than one of consolation, especially when the recipient is steeped in the unfathomable grief of losing a parent. In May of 1842, English novelist Geraldine Jewsbury found herself in this exact position when friend and fellow author Jane Carlyle lost her …

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