Words are spare, poignant, and practical: 'If you don't know what to say, start by saying that. That's very vulnerable.' An introduction from a hospice physician and a list of resources round this out as a perfect library book: one that everyone could use, one time or another.

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There are many kinds of grace in this little book . . . [there is an] underlying kindness that runs throughout.

Rebecca Solnit, author of HOPE IN THE DARK

Accessible, profound, moving, and beautiful. A unique and much-needed addition to the literature about death and dying.

Louise Aronson, MD, author of ELDERHOOD

Like singing bowls whose sounds reverberate through us, MacNaughton's drawings resonate emotional tones of the tender moments she deftly portrays.

Ira Byock, MD, author of DYING WELL

With keen eyes, a skillful hand, and a warm heart, MacNaughton has created a teaching manual on how to say goodbye . . . a gift to all of us as we face death in its many forms.

Mary Pipher, author of WOMEN ROWING NORTH

This beautiful little book is luminous and dark, heavy and light, heartbreaking and glorious. It's a gift to see the world through Wendy MacNaughton's eyes.

Lucy Kalanithi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine