
Penguin Random House · 2026
Life on the Other Side of Grief
At twenty-nine, my life was torn apart in an instant. A car accident killed my husband and toddler daughter, leaving me widowed with a newborn baby. Lessons from Loss begins here, with the raw, unflinching story of grief at its most devastating — but it does not end there.
This is the book I wrote on the other side of the worst experience of my life. Unflinching, compassionate, and full of the hard-won clarity that only catastrophic loss can produce.
I like to think it isn’t so much a book about grief as it is a book about what it means to love.
If you have suffered loss, read this book… and then read it again. The insights shared are valuable and applicable to most situations.
Whether or not you are a member of what the author calls ‘The Losers Club’, the journey of Dominique Olivier will not leave you untouched.
It is beautiful. Beautifully written, deeply reflective and so helpful for those of us who have been close to loss and those who are grieving.
Just read the intro — will require climbing into bed with a box of tissues to read and feel.
Clips from recent talks and interviews. For speaking enquiries, scroll down.
Dominique speaks to Hannes van Wyk on Kwêla about Lessons from Loss and life on the other side of grief.



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