{"product_id":"my-fathers-wake-how-the-irish-teach-us-to-live-love-and-die-9780306921469","title":"My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love, and Die","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Death is a whisper for most of us. Instinctively we feel we should dim the lights, pull the curtains, and speak softly. But on a remote island off the coast of Ireland's County Mayo, death has a louder voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each day, along with reports of incoming Atlantic storms, the local radio runs a daily roll call of the recently departed. The islanders go in great numbers, young and old alike, to be with their dead. They keep vigil with the corpse and the bereaved company through the long hours of the night. They dig the grave with their own hands and carry the coffin on their own shoulders. The islanders cherish the dead--and amid the sorrow, they celebrate life, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Wake\u003c\/i\u003e, acclaimed author and award-winning filmmaker Kevin Toolis unforgettably describes his own father's wake and explores the wider history and significance of this ancient and eternal Irish ritual. Perhaps we, too, can all find a better way to deal with our mortality -- by living and loving as the Irish do.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Da Capo Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780306921469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018 pg. 76\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kevin Toolis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36635545534620,"sku":"9780306921469","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_d4344ecb-cd4c-45b0-b9e1-941f8a4c68fd.jpg?v=1603839856","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-fathers-wake-how-the-irish-teach-us-to-live-love-and-die-9780306921469","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}