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What is On Living about?

"Illuminating, unflinching and ultimately inspiring... A book to treasure." -People Magazine "Equal parts memoir and meditative text on the nature of life....this beautiful book will speak to parts of your heart that you didn't even realize were hurting. What's more: It might help heal them." --Refinery29 "This is not just a book about dying. It's one that will inspire readers to make the most of every day." --Publishers Weekly (starred) A hospice chaplain passes on wisdom on giving meaning to life, from those taking leave of it. As a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan didn't offer sermons or prayers, unless they were requested; in fact, she found, the dying rarely want to talk about God, at least not overtly. Instead, she discovered she'd been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the "spiritual work of dying"--the work of finding or making meaning of one's life, the experiences it's contained and the people who have touched it, the betrayals, wounds, unfinished business, and unrealized dreams. Instead of talking, she mainly listened: to stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation and secrets held too long. Most of all, though, she list

Who reads On Living?

Author

Kerry Egan

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group;Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781594634826

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Religion, Body Mind & Spirit, Philosophy

Rating

4.25 / 5 (1,213 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14