Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope and Peace at the End of Life's Journey

by Trudy Harris

Book Overview

Tender, heartbreaking, and eye-opening, this New York Times bestseller gives you an intimate look at the final thoughts, words, and visions of terminally ill and dying people. Through the eyes of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0800732510
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Revell
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Special Person

I enjoyed this book. It is not for someone who does not like to talk about death or of their love ones dying with a disease. This hospice nurse is a special person and we need more compassionate loving people to work with the dying. It is a tear jerker, but yet all the stories touch your heart and makes you smile.

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When I purchased this book it arrived in a timely manner and in excellent shape.

Glimpses of Heaven

Trudy Harris shares with us some of her many profound experiences while tending to the very special emotional, spiritual, and physical needs of the dying. These true stories are beautifully told in a very easy and readable form. All of us have family members, friends, and loved ones who have died, are dying, or will die. This book helps us understand the inevitable. We all can derive some level of comfort surrounding our own mortality. Trudy Harris is obviously a truly compassionate care giver and a very special person. And, now we know she is a wonderful writer. After reading her book, I purchased several copies to give to friends and family. Glimpses of Heaven is an important book and will truly help you and those you love.

Inspiring and Touching

Glimpses of Heaven is a collection of Trudy's experiences, each a short story, so it is easy to pick up and put down. Ok, it is NOT-at-all easy to put down! You won't be able. This book made me giggle, laugh, sigh, smile and sob until my pillow was wet. It is a wonderful book, full of inspiration and hope. It will make you recall the death of dear loved ones and think about your own mortality with greater comfort, peace and understanding. Trudy has a wonderful gift of expression so that you are right in that room, reliving that experience. You feel the emotions: sadness, comfort, grief, bonding and relief - mixed in with her great sense of humor and a new understanding of what death is like. It is eye-opening and a great read. I highly recommend this book.

Must read!

What an incredible compilation of stories. Here is an opportunity to gain firsthand details of what those who are dying have to say, see and feel in the moments before they pass. It is hard to argue with a first-hand account. It is also quite eye-opening to notice that nearly every story has a hint of similarity where the characters (real people) themselves are anything but similar ranging from small children to the very old...the inherent conclusion is that spirituality and love invariably inhabits us all. If you are going to die...and as Mrs. Harris says, everybody dies, this book should be on your list to finish sooner rather than later.