For the Love of Grief is a raw and honest account of personal grief. Anecdotes from the author's own experiences pepper the book, and Manley offers insight into the generally-accepted stages of grief. Having lost close friends and relatives herself, the author shares stories from her own journey and offers practical advice readers may find surprising yet helpful in coping with the storms they face. For the Love of Grief offers a helping hand to those who feel alone in their grief and who struggle to find ways to cope with the pain they feel. "Rather than losing our true self forever," the author writes, "I believe that, instead, those things that life has done to us molds us into who we are truly meant to be."