Where the Letters Go

Grief guidebooks · instant PDF download

Gentle books to help you through grief

Whatever you're grieving: someone who died, a pet, a parent you're estranged from, a job, a life that changed. Each guide is short, warm and grounded in research, an illustrated PDF you can start reading today.

What are you grieving?

After losing a dogThe House Still Knows Your Name→After losing a catThe Sunny Spot Is Still Yours→After losing a fatherWho Do I Call Now?→After losing a childI Still Leave the Light On→+Something elseEstrangement, a job, a divorce… tell us what would help. We're writing more.→
Wren, our little postman owl, keeps you company on every page.
Wren, a small barn owl, hugging a letter with her eyes closed

The books

Whether it's been weeks or years,
you're right on time.

Each guide is written in plain, warm words, grounded in real research, and full of small, kind things you can do today.

Cover of The House Still Knows Your Name For anyone who has lost a dog

The House Still Knows Your Name

The lead still hangs by the door. The house still knows their name.

See inside → Cover of The Sunny Spot Is Still Yours For anyone who has lost a cat

The Sunny Spot Is Still Yours

The windowsill is empty. The sunny spot is still theirs.

See inside → Cover of Who Do I Call Now? For anyone who has lost their father

Who Do I Call Now?

The one you called for everything. Written by someone who has been there.

See inside → Cover of I Still Leave the Light On For anyone who has lost a child

I Still Leave the Light On

For any parent, whatever age their child was, however long it has been.

See inside →

What makes them different

Comfort, not homework

Nothing to fill in

No blank pages or worksheets. Every chapter ends with small things to do: a walk, a ritual, a few words said out loud.

Grounded in research

Every figure is checked against its source and cited, but kept light. You won't feel like you're reading a report.

Real support, verified

Each book lists bereavement and crisis lines across seven countries, checked on their own websites.

Wren holding a bundle of letters

Write to Wren

If there's something you never got to say, say it anyway.

Write it anywhere: on paper, in a notebook, out loud. If you'd like it carried, Wren will take it. Wren never opens the letters; she just makes sure they arrive. It's free, and we never share a letter without your permission.

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