Description
It has been said that grief is the price we pay for love – but how do we cope with loss and can the pain be soothed?
As an academic and archaeologist, Sarah Tarlow knows all about death, having devoted her working life to the study of burial practices and the rituals of grief. Yet nothing could have prepared her for the reality of illness, care-giving and losing someone you love.
She explores all this in her bold and intimate memoir The Archaeology of Loss.
With chair person, Clare Shaw, they will discuss the idea of living with grief in modern society and why writing and talking about grief, no matter how painful, is important and can help soften a process that we all go through in our lives.
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About the Author
Sarah Tarlow
Sarah Tarlow is a British archaeologist and academic. As professor of historical archaeology at the University of Leicester, Sarah is best known for her work on the archaeology of death and burial. She has written or edited ten academic books about archaeology and history. The Archaeology of Loss is her first memoir.
About the Chair
Clare Shaw
Clare Shaw has four poetry collections with Bloodaxe; their latest collection, Towards a General Theory of Love, was awarded a Northern Writer’s Award, and was published in May 2022. Clare is Co-Director of the Kendal Poetry Festival and a regular tutor for Wordsworth Grasmere and the Arvon Foundation. Clare is also a mental health trainer with a particular interest in trauma, creativity and wellbeing. In collaboration with Winnie M Li, Clare was the recipient of a Royal Society of Literature Literature Matters Award in 2019, creating workshops and a free online resource for survivors of trauma, available via the below link.
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