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'The Sara Poems’		‘The Last Thursday In July’
By Roy Cameron. Roy Cameron has written a remarkable sequence of poems in memory of his daughter. These both record and celebrate his daughter’s life from birth onwards but also take us through the death, the hunt for the murderer, the trial and the aftermath, in a painfully honest, sensitive work written with both dignity and a strong poetic imagination. Publisher: Iron Press 2007, 0191 2531901, www.ironpress.co.uk		By Andre Hanscombe. In the summer of 1992 Rachel Nickell was murdered on Wimbledon Common in the presence of her three year old son. This is a personal account by her partner, the father of their child Alex. Publisher: London: Century, 1996.

‘Losing Timo’		‘Dunblane: Our Year Of Tears’
By Linda Baxter. When my son was murdered, writing became a release valve for my grief, pain and anger. Eventually I put all my writings, prose and poetry, into this book.’ It describes the aftermath of Timo’s death, the trial and life since. It is also a celebration of all that was Timo. Publisher: Wales: Honno 2004. Order at amazon.co.uk, pickabook.co.uk or turnaround-psl.com		By Peter Samson and Alan Crow. Contains contributions from 12 people touched by the horror of the murder of 16 children in Dunblane Primary School in March 1996. They are: a mother, a father, a husband, a teacher, a shopkeeper, a campaigner, a politician, a TV presenter, a journalist, a churchman, a musician, and a child survivor. Publisher: Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing, 1997.

‘Goodbye, Dearest Holly’		‘One Step at a Time: Mourning a Child’
By Kevin Wells. This is a father’s story of the disappearance and subsequent search for his daughter Holly. Kevin documents the trauma of searching for Holly and the effects this had on family and friends. Publisher: Psychology News Press, 4 Newell St, London, E14 7HR.		By Betty Madill. An account by a bereaved parent about her experience after the tragic death of her child. Many of us who have coped with the death of our own child will find that we will be able to identify with many of the things she says in the book. Publisher: Floris Books, 2001.

‘Just a Boy: The True Story of a Stolen Childhood’		‘When Father Kills Mother: guiding children through trauma and grief’
By Richard McCann. This is the true story of a small boy, just five years old, who woke up one October morning to discover his mother was gone. And it is the story of how the murder of one woman can ruin a family and trigger decades of deprivation and abuse. After their mother became the first victim of the Yorkshire Ripper, Richard McCann and his sisters’ lives fell apart. Until, one day, the young man that Richard had become decided his life didn’t have to be this way. Visit Richard and read chapter one at www.richardmccann.co.uk Publisher: Ebury, 2004 ISBN 0091898218		By Jean Harris-Hendriks, Dora Black and Tony Kaplan. (2nd ed.) A second edition which was published in the wake of increased interest in child protection and child law systems. It contains further information about the effects of psychological trauma and bereavement on children. Publisher: London: Routledge, 2000.

‘Fiona's Story’		‘An Intimate Loneliness. Supporting Bereaved Parents & Siblings’
By Irene Ivison A mother's account of the brutal death of her daughter, who at the age of fourteen moved into the world of drugs, prostitution and violence. Argues for the removal of the pimps who exploit young people and coerce them into prostitution. Publisher: London: Virago, 1997. Available from: Crop Suite 21. Tel: 01132436896		By Gordon Riches & Pam Dawson. Gordon Riches is Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby and Pam Dawson is Bereavement Services Co-ordinator for the London Borough of Bromley. Gordon has worked for many years with bereaved parents and his sensitivity to their needs is remarkable in someone who has not lost a child. I think this is illustrated in the fact that the book is dedicated To the sons, daughters, brothers and sisters who left too soon. The difficult area of communication and intimate relationships between husband and wife after bereavement are discussed with sensitivity. Publisher: Open University Press, 2000.

'Double Take’ by Vicky Harper; advised		‘Bereavement: studies of grief in adult life’
By Martin Kay. On 23rd January 1991, twin sisters Emma and Beckie Harper didn't return from a party. Their remains were discovered in a barn destroyed by fire. Their mother relates the events surrounding their deaths and the battle to discover the truth. Three young men who admitted being at the barn with the twins were charged with murder, later reduced to manslaughter, but two of the accused were discharged and the third acquitted. Publisher: Stroud: Young Woodchester, 1996 . Available from Vicky Harper, Manor Cottage, Church Rd, Longhope, CL17 0LL.Price £5 each from which £3 will be donated to SAMM		By Colin Murray Parkes. (3rd ed.) Helps understand the roots of grief, the secondary harm that bereavement can cause and the steps that need to be taken to ensure those who suffer it will emerge relatively undamaged. One chapter addresses traumatic bereavements. Publisher: London: Routledge, 1996.

‘An Ordinary Murder’		‘A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies’
By Lesley Moreland. An account of the long hard battle to fight through her natural feelings of revulsion and revenge afterthe murder of her daughter and looks at the way she explored society's attitude to punishment and redemption and the whole way in which people react to sudden tragedy. She takes her evidence from both sides of the Atlantic and examines the ways in which murder is dealt with. Publisher: London: Aurum Press, 2001		By Anne McCraken and Mary Semel A Remarkable collection of poetry, fiction and essays compiled by a journalist and a social worker, both of whom have lost a child, A Broken Heart Still Beats gets to the heart of this hardest of trials. Publisher: Hazelden, 1998.