After the Terrible: Seeking Solace When the Worst Happens
Release Date: February 9, 2027
Now avaiable for Pre-order in all major book stores, or online:
In USA and countries outside of Canada:
In Canada:
What People Are Saying…
“This book is a beautiful gift. Grief and trauma haunt the human experience, weighing so many of us down. Leanne Friesen’s pastoral wisdom and deft scriptural will bring you hope, showing not so much how to move past the terrible, but how to move forward with it. May her words help heal your heart as they have helped heal mine.”
– Beth Allison Barr, the James Vardaman Professor of History at Baylor University and New York Times Bestselling author of Becoming the Pastor’s Wife: How Marriage Replaced Ordination as a Woman’s Path to Ministry and The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How the Subjugation of Women Became Gospel Truth
“After the Terrible takes a familiar story and re-introduces us to the oft-overlooked character of the grieving widow Naomi. As we journey with her through grief’s most difficult landscapes, we meet a God who is present and attentive, charting a path forward for us even when we can’t see it for ourselves. This is a deeply consoling and generative read.”
– Amanda Held Opelt, Author and songwriter
“Reading “Leanne Friesen’s latest book, “After The Terrible”, feels like being wrapped in a warm hug by a dear friend – one who truly understands profound, life-altering loss. I imagine that anyone who has survived devastation will be able to see themselves in its pages, whether you are a person of faith, like the author, or non-religious, as I am. Friesen’s earnest, nuanced storytelling is a reminder that all parts of our human experience matter; our grateful and our bitter, our before-self and our after, our good and our terrible.”
– Allie Kramer, Host “Worst Club Ever” podcast
Grieving Room
“Grieving Room” was released in 2024 and within a month was the #1 most gifted book on grief on Amazon. In 2025, “Grieving Room” won the pretigious “Christopher Award,” an award for books which bring a “candle of hope” to the world.
You can purchase Grieving Room at major book stores in person or online at:
In the U.S.A and other countries outside Canada: https://www.amazon.com/Grieving-Room-Making-Space-Things/dp/1506492371/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RLL9CL4AUX52&keywords=grieving+room&qid=1704289110&sprefix=grieving+room%2Caps%2C102&sr=8-
Direct from Publisher: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506492377/Grieving-Room
What People Are Saying:
Faith Matters: https://billtammeus.typepad.com/my_weblog/2024/02/2-1718-24.html
“A rare and wonderful gift: a story of loss that is both vulnerable and strong, raw and wise. I will be recommending this book for years to come.”
—Amanda Held Opelt, songwriter and author of A Hole in the World: Finding Hope in Rituals of Grief and Healing
“Leanne Friesen is doing inspiring work by normalizing conversation surrounding grief with this honest, firsthand account of how she made space for her own grief. This book is a great gift for a grieving friend or loved one.”
—TJ Jackson, founder of Dee Dee Jackson Foundation
“A poignant and thoughtful must-read for grievers. This book is a gift for anyone traversing life after loss.”
—Sally Douglas, author of Good Mourning: Honest Conversations about Grief and Loss
“A rare work that is as emotionally compelling as it is intellectually insightful. All of us will experience grief and will be called upon to help others—which is why I believe everybody reading would benefit greatly by reading Grieving Room.”
—Greg Boyd, pastor, theologian, and author
“Take your time with these pages; don’t rush through them. Your heart will steadily open up and receive healing from the chaotic, complicated combination of both intense pain and joy over having lost someone after loving them so deeply.”
—Lydia Sohn, writer
“Grieving Room reminds us to take the work of grieving seriously. It is a patient, kind, deeply personal and wise work of spiritual direction through the rooms of grief. On behalf of pastors, chaplains, and the rest of us who must all walk these paths of loss, much thanks to Leanne Friesen for this extraordinary gift.”
—David Fitch, author and B. R. Lindner Chair of Evangelical Theology at Northern Seminary
“If you are experiencing the pain of loss, you want a companion who understands what you are going through. With honesty, eloquence, and humor Leanne Friesen tells the story of her own grief journey. As a wise and expert guide, she can help you find your own path to healing. I deeply respect and trust Leanne and highly recommend this book. You are not alone.”
—Mark A. Scandrette, author of Belonging and Becoming and The Ninefold Path of Jesus: Hidden Wisdom of the Beatitudes
