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'Funny and touching' Sunday Times
'Extraordinary' Observer
'Full of both wisdom and humour' Julia Samuel
'Funny, moving, brave' Jeremy Bowen
'I had the privilege to conduct Simon’s last broadcast interview - knowing his wise words on the page could live on afterwards' Emma Barnett
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'Simon’s cheerful voice comes through every page'
'An absolute gift of a book ... This book has the potential to change your life'
'Stunning'
It isn't quite 'Don't buy any green bananas'. But it's close to 'Don't start any long books'.
In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer – it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live – optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life.
In A Beginner’s Guide to Dying Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn’t so bad. And for that reason it’s also only partly about ‘dying’. It is mostly a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life, and why giving death a place can help all of us make even more of it.
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A Beginner's Guide to Dying 9781800755031 Hardback
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A Beginner's Guide to Dying
This short and smallish book can be of help to someone like myself, in dealing with a friend whom is dying. I can see that I had been almost callous about his heath when I called him up. The book truely is a guide and I am very glad that I read it.
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A Beginner's Guide to Dying
I bought this book on a whim. Recently diagnosed with cancer (age 44), its positive and pragmatic tone appealed. I was not disappointed. Each time I opened it, I felt like I was sitting down with Simon and having a good chat. He made me laugh out loud and rethink some things. A lovely man, a warm, w…
I bought this book on a whim. Recently diagnosed with cancer (age 44), its positive and pragmatic tone appealed. I was not disappointed. Each time I opened it, I felt like I was sitting down with Simon and having a good chat. He made me laugh out loud and rethink some things. A lovely man, a warm, wise and uplifting read.
- Authors:
- Boas, Simon
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781800755031
- Number of Pages:
- 160
- Publication Date:
- 12/09/2024
- Publisher:
- Swift Press
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- Swift Press
- SKU:
- 9781800755031