{"product_id":"in-lieu-of-flowers-a-conversation-for-the-living-9780375714481","title":"In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking exploration of life's most profound transition - With candor and refreshing perspective, Nancy Cobb infuses the oft-avoided subject of death with light, presenting it as a natural process to be honored rather than feared. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This meditation on grieving is personal and persuasive -- sustenance for the mind and the soul.\" --Wally Lamb, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An elegant book ... that lets readers know they aren't alone.\"\u003ci\u003e--The Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Grieving is as natural as breathing, for if we have lived and loved, surely we will grieve. . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNancy Cobb meets death in the most vital of places--in the lives of everyday people--and in doing so has found a way to make the darkest of subjects more approachable, and the deaths of those she has loved--and death itself--a subject to explore rather than to avoid. Cobb's personal experiences become a point of departure for what amounts to a deeper conversation about loss. She shares moments of her own mourning and draws others into the conversation as well: among them, a bank teller who still dreams of her deceased grandmother, two small children who bury a wild bird in its final nest beneath a maple tree, and a hospice nurse who acts as an end-of-life midwife. Cobb invites us to explore death through the shared humanity of everyday people, allowing their voices to demystify the inevitable while offering solace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether you are mourning a loved one, caring for someone at the end of life, or seeking wisdom on this universal experience, \u003ci\u003eIn Lieu of Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply comforting companion. Its gentle candor and hard-won insights will inspire you to embrace grief fully while finding light in life's final transition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375714481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.24w x 0.50d","brand":"Nancy Howard Cobb","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52360487469237,"sku":"9780375714481","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_33f182bc-0af6-4098-8da6-a25c4dbfe8e7.jpg?v=1773721186","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-lieu-of-flowers-a-conversation-for-the-living-9780375714481","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}