Adventure on Joyland Road and Other Stories of Love and Grief by Lisa Rosenberg offers a guide post for anyone who has lost a loved one and is struggling with the inevitable grief: in short, at some point, all of us humans. At age 68, Ms. Rosenberg, a retired psychiatric nurse, teacher and leader for more than three decades, suddenly lost her late husband, Jeff, an adult and child psychiatrist, in May of 2022. Through stories, family history and recounting experiences from their long and happy marriage, Rosenberg resurrects this brilliant, wise, and funny man. Resurrects isn't really the right word: for Rosenberg, Jeff never really died. He lives in her heart and dreams and psyche. Readers learn how this trained professional coped with her own deeply personal loss. She offers sage advice, not only on struggling with incomprehensible grief to those grappling with the death of a loved one, but also to family and friends supporting them in that journey. With grace and bravery, Rosenberg illuminates a path through the emotional darkness to normalcy.

"Looking back on what I've written, I realized I wasn't just writing my thoughts on grieving after a sudden loss-I was writing a love letter to my husband. Writing about him was a celebration of his life as an everyday hero." From that grieving process, she found meaning, strength and deeper understanding of herself. As readers, we're rooting for Rosenberg to emerge from this painful loss. She doesn't disappoint. She even suggests her tombstone epitaph: "Love deeply, laugh, be kind, have purpose," words that her late husband would have heartily embraced.