" Tenderly illustrated. [MacNaughton] distills hours of sitting, being there and waiting into a beautiful reminder that death is a part of living and that we can learn from it. "Follow their lead." "Just be there." "Cry. A lot." This "how-to" guide about dying reminds the living to embrace the present and deepen our relationships. " -- NPR, "Books We Love" " Stunningly touching.
" -- Steven Levitt, Freakonomics Radio "Quietly powerful . Wendy MacNaughton's gentle drawings are followed by a deep well of resources for the dying and those who love and care for them." -- Bookpage, starred review "A tender illustrated field guide to being present . The book's beating heart is an invitation to grow comfortable with change, with uncertainty, with vulnerability." -- Maria Popova, The Marginalian "Words are spare, poignant, and practical: 'If you don't know what to say, start by saying that. That's very vulnerable.' An introduction from a hospice physician and a list of resources round this out as a perfect library book: one that everyone could use, one time or another." -- Booklist "There are many kinds of grace in this little book .
[there is an] underlying kindness that runs throughout." -- Rebecca Solnit, author of HOPE IN THE DARK "Accessible, profound, moving, and beautiful. A unique and much-needed addition to the literature about death and dying." -- Louise Aronson, MD, author of ELDERHOOD "Like singing bowls whose sounds reverberate through us, MacNaughton's drawings resonate emotional tones of the tender moments she deftly portrays . " -- Ira Byock, MD, author of DYING WELL "With keen eyes, a skillful hand, and a warm heart, MacNaughton has created a teaching manual on how to say goodbye . a gift to all of us as we face death in its many forms." -- Mary Pipher, author of WOMEN ROWING NORTH "This beautiful little book is luminous and dark, heavy and light, heartbreaking and glorious. It's a gift to see the world through Wendy MacNaughton's eyes.
" -- Lucy Kalanithi, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine "A modern legend in the field of American illustration.[her] illustrations skitter across the page with delicate intensity, like fresh fuzzy roots meeting soil." -- Saveur "We've been enamored of artist-graphic journalist Wendy MacNaughton's breezy-yet-hyper-perceptive sketches, humanizing portraits, and urban tableaus for years now. the SF resident [is] something like our illustrator laureate." -- San Francisco Bay Guardian "[MacNaughton is] like a modern-day Margaret Mead armed with ink and watercolor, not a critic or commentator but an observer and amplifier of voice." -- BrainPickings.