Dying, Near-Death & Grieving

For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life's most difficult yet important conversation

Death Rights & Rites presents practical information for approaching death and dying with a sense of personal and sacred meaning. You will learn how to navigate the practical, legal, and spiritual issues related to home-based dying, home funerals, and alternative burial methods.

When Barbara Abercrombies husband died, she found the language of condolence, no matter how well intended, irritating. My husband had not gone to a better place, as if he were on a holiday. He had not passed, like clouds overhead. He wasnt my late husband, as if hed missed a train. And I had not lost him, as if Id been careless.

As the Last Leaf Falls is a guide to death and the mysterious world beyond. Join renowned Druid priest Kristoffer Hughes as he explores the three Celtic realms of existencethe realm of necessity, the realm of spirit, and the realm of infinityand illuminates the essence of grief, mourning, and spiritual continuation.

This work of creative nonfiction begins with the moment the author, Beth Robbins, is informed of her husband's sudden death in a car accident. Her navigation of grief becomes a hero's journey and ultimately leads to rediscovery. Her lyrical style brings readers into the direct and immediate experience of deep tragedy as well as literature.