Companions for the Passage: Stories of the Intimate Privilege of Accompanying the Dying

by Marjorie Ryerson and Thomas Moore

Book Overview

Companions for the Passage, from the author of the acclaimed Water Music, is an unforgettable book on a rarely visited subject: the personal stories of those who have witnessed the death of a loved one. Similar to works of Studs Terkel, author Marjorie Ryerson's interviews capture the human condition through their wide variety of experiences and voices.

Some of the interviewees are religious, some not; some encouraged their loved...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472030787
• ISBN13: 9780472030781
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.5"