AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 'A GOOD READ'THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER 'GAWANDE'S MOST POWERFUL, AND MOVING, BOOK' MALCOLM GLADWELL 'BEING MORTAL IS NOT ONLY WISE AND DEEPLY MOVING; IT IS AN ESSENTIAL AND INSIGHTFUL BOOK FOR OUR TIMES' OLIVER SACKS For most of human history, death was a common, ever-present possibility.
Almost every religious mythology contains the primordial motif of death and rebirth and portrays the posthumous journey of the deceased following death.
Pets are often felt to be 'one of the family' and a companion for children when they are growing up - an individual who is loved in life and greatly missed in death.
'A little gem of a book' Brendan O'ConnorTom Inglis and his Wheaten terrier Pepe have lived together for eighteen years: countless days of walks and play and the odd bit of chaos.
Praise for Luke and Ryan Hart's memoir:'A powerful, searing account from incredible brothers and an important contribution to our understanding of domestic abuse' Victoria Derbyshire'.
For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed co-founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life's most difficult yet important conversation Of the many critical conversations we will all have throughout our lifetime, few are as important as the ones discussing death - and not just the practical considerations, such as DNRs and wills, but what we fear, what we hope, and how we want to be remembered.
Death and dying are issues that cause most people in the Western world to catch their breath and change the subject, yet Patsy Freeman's chronicle In Search of You: Letters to a Daughter, as she writes letters to her daughter before and after her death, is a compelling page turner.
'Heart-swelling, heart-breaking and all-round unforgettable - this is the campervan journey everyone will love this summer' Shari Low Mother, daughter, wife and friend.
What can those in spirit teach us about the enduring bond of love, the immense power of forgiveness, discovering our life’s purpose and finding peace in a frantic world?
I wrote this book, under what I felt to be a strong conviction by God, to help others who are living through the nightmare of losing a child as I am, a nightmare in which we will never fully wake up from.
A bereaved mother's powerful story of finding purpose through afterlife communication and an exploration of the possibility that we choose all events in our lives before we incarnate.
Uplifting, unique and thought-provoking spiritual insights into the nature of grief, death, consciousness and love for healing and positive transformation.