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Searching for Solace: Dealing With My Father's Suicide is a journal chronicling the year following the death of the author's father. It deals with her emotional reactions to events happening in her life, and her assessment and understanding of those feelings. This remarkable book is far more than a journal. It is a book that can help any adolescent or young adult find a way through his or her own personal tragedy.Ilana Greenstein recounts her struggle to reconcile this loss, and then goes farther. Through her journal writings, she helps readers sharpen their understandings of their own losses and with a host of thought-provoking questions helps them move to the greater clarity that leads to healing and the same kind of reconciliation Ilana has experienced.This is a must for any young person who is dealing with such a loss.