(She Writes Press) After losing four loved ones in the space of 17 months, Smolowe expected to fall apart. She didn’t. Instead she discovered a surprising resilience, a result she soon understood to be the experience of a silent majority among the grief-stricken. In Four Funerals and a Wedding, Smolowe focuses on what allowed her to cultivate this resilience and rebound from tragedy. Jill Smolowe is an award-winning journalist and certified grief and transition coach.