A review by miker1964
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix

5.0

A quite remarkable book that took me a long time to read - mainly because I had to put it down often to digest it. It is written with clarity and humanity and probably should be read by everyone. I read it with a combination of smile on my face and tears running down my cheeks. It is uplifting and sad - but is essential. Modern society does not talk about death enough. We try to hide from the inevitable rather than understand it. This book helps shine a light on what comes to us all. On a personal note, it has helped me put to bed something that has been plaguing me for quarter of a century. I was there in the hospice when my mother died. I thought - for 25 years - that she had been struggling and fighting for breath at the end. It has haunted me. I now know that is not the case and for that alone I will be eternally grateful to the author. A wonderful, necessary and moving book.