I am always eager to read books about twin loss from various authors having experienced it myself. I must therefore thank
Jeff Umbro, Digital Marketing Manager of Goldberg McDuffie Communications for informing me about yet another book available on this subject. He is working on the publicity campaign and shared the following information with me:-
“I hope you have
heard of BEGINNING WITH THE END: A Memoir of Twin Loss and Healing by Mary
Rockefeller Morgan (Vantage Point; Publication date: May 31, 2012). With the rise
in twin births, Morgan’s book is very timely. In it, she shares the deeply
candid story of her journey to heal from and accept the death of her twin
brother, shedding interesting light on the subject of twin grief.
When Mary Morgan was
twenty-three-years-old tragedy changed her life forever when her twin brother
Michael Rockefeller disappeared off the remote coast of New Guinea while on an
anthropology expedition. Given that their father was Nelson A. Rockefeller,
then Governor of New York, it was a worldwide news event, with repercussions
that Mary would confront for the rest of her life: Michael was never found.
Following Michael’s tragic disappearance was a twenty-seven-year repression of
her grief and unconscious denial of his death, which she allowed to control her
relationships and life.
In BEGINNING WITH THE
END, Morgan shares poignant memories of Michael, the one person with whom she
had shared everything, while revealing her spiritual healing process. In the
course of telling her story, she provides fascinating insight into the subject
of bereavement, particularly the complexities of twin loss, which inspired her
to pursue her Masters in Clinical Social Work from Columbia University and
counsel twinless twins for the past fifteen years. Through her personal and
professional experiences, she reveals the anguish and isolation brought on by
the death of a loved one and the silent, subtle ways in which it can seize your
life in order to open up the dialogue on the grief process.
A beautifully honest
story, BEGINNING WITH THE END will resonate with all readers who have lost
someone close to them.
Mary R. Morgan,
L.M.S.W. is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in working with twinless
twins. She lectures on the subject of twin loss and has led a bereavement group
for twins whose twin died in the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster. She is
married and lives in New York.”
As I await
my copy I wish Mary success with this book and her continued work with helping
twinless twins on a very difficult journey. Persons can learn more by becoming a fan of the BEGINNING WITH THE END Facebook Fan Page at the following link - https://www.facebook.com/beginningwiththeend
