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IN THIS potentially polarising book, Ruth Davis Konigsberg boldly confronts the US鈥檚 culture of grieving. Presenting recent research to combat antiquated beliefs, The Truth About Grief seeks to free grievers from prescriptive mourning and to de-stigmatise resilience: it is OK to be OK.

In Konigsberg鈥檚 firing line are some of psychology鈥檚 most esteemed figures. Notably, she systematically disputes Elisabeth Kubler-Ross鈥檚 popular theory of the five stages of grief by criticising their meagre empirical origins and even whether they were created by Kubler-Ross at all. Other targets include people and businesses that profit from 鈥渢eaching鈥� people how to cope with loss.

For grievers and clinicians, Konigsberg carries a message of empowerment and hope. For those in the business of death and mourning, the book may make you squirm. But whichever side of the divide you lie on, readers will find The Truth About Grief a quick, thought-provoking read, worthy of the debate it will necessarily and inevitably cause.