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Let's Talk about Death (over Dinner)

Hardcover / ISBN-13: 9781841882987

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 1st November 2018

Genre: Society & Social Sciences / Sociology & Anthropology

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For readers of Being Mortal and When Breath Becomes Air, the acclaimed co-founder of Death over Dinner offers a practical, inspiring guide to life’s most difficult yet important conversation.

‘These are the conversations that will help us to evolve’
Arianna Huffington

Of the many critical conversations we will all have throughout our lifetime, few are as important as the ones discussing death – and not just the practical considerations, such as DNRs and wills, but what we fear, what we hope, and how we want to be remembered. Yet few of these conversations are actually happening. Inspired by his experience with his own father and countless stories from others who regret not having these conversations, Michael Hebb cofounded Death Over Dinner – an organisation that encourages people to pull up a chair, break bread, and really talk about the one thing we all have in common. Death Over Dinner has been one of the most effective end-of-life awareness campaigns to date; in just three years, it has provided the framework and inspiration for more than a hundred thousand dinners focused on having these end-of-life conversations. As Arianna Huffington said, ‘We are such a fast-food culture, I love the idea of making the dinner last for hours. These are the conversations that will help us to evolve.’

Let’s Talk About Death (over Dinner) offers keen practical advice on how to have these same conversations – not just at the dinner table, but anywhere. There’s no one right way to talk about death, but Hebb shares time- and dinner-tested prompts to use as conversation starters, ranging from the spiritual to the practical, from analytical to downright funny and surprising. By transforming the most difficult conversations into an opportunity, they become celebratory and meaningful – ways that not only can change the way we die, but the way we live.

‘With wisdom and grace, Michael Hebb shows us how to have the essential conversations we dread, fear – or just don’t know how to have. These conversations, like this book, are expansive, filled with hope, and make us more courageous, connected, and honest’ Esther Perel, New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs

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Death is a topic we so often avoid - yet it's one we need to discuss. With wisdom and grace, Michael Hebb shows us how to have the essential conversations we dread, fear - or just don't know how to have. These conversations, like this book, are expansive, filled with hope, and make us more courageous, connected, and honest.
Esther Perel, New York Times bestselling author of Mating in Captivity and The State of Affairs
Wise, poignant, compelling - Hebb tackles hard issues with honesty and good taste. This book is food for the soul.
Ira Byock, MD, author of Dying Well and The Best Care Possible
We are such a fast-food culture, I love the idea of making the dinner last for hours. These are the conversations that will help us to evolve.
Arianna Huffington
Michael Hebb is a natural storyteller: Authentic, vulnerable, and with the skill to draw an audience into an utterly unique and vibrant idea that has gathered international attention and acclaim.
Shirley Bergin, CMO/COO, TEDMED