{"product_id":"the-farewell-chronicles-how-we-really-respond-to-death","title":"The Farewell Chronicles: How We Really Respond to Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe longer we live  the more of those around us will die. And while Hallmark sympathy cards and sad movies tell us we should grieve  death arouses a lot of other feelings in us as wellweird  unnerving  complicated feelings  which were terrified to talk about because we suspect that  if we did  we would be judged as crazy  cold  unfilial  unfaithful  or immature. So at these crucial times  facing the biggest and most momentous dramas of our lives  we lock away deep inside us our own true responses. In so doing  we cut ourselves off from the rest of the world and from whomever weve lost  from our hearts and minds and from the ultimate drama that is a death in the midst of life. Questioning our sanity  doubting our humanity  we hide  pretendand even lie. This book helps us tell the truthto ourselves  to the dead  and to each other. Revisiting the deaths of many people she has knownloved ones  casual acquaintances  children and adults  friends and enemiesprizewinning journalist Anneli Rufus gives powerful  eloquent voice to everyone who has ever lost anyone and whose reactions wouldnt fit into the standard template of feel sad  cry  then get over it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44960121159733,"sku":"ByrdShop_1569243816","price":47.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781569243817.jpg?v=1770391334","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-farewell-chronicles-how-we-really-respond-to-death","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}