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Book SynopsisWinner of a Gold Nautilus Award
Featured on Katie Couric Media's 37 Life-Changing Books You Won't Be Able to Put Down
We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love, Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.
When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?
With a keen eye towards that which makes life worth living, Barbara Becker-a perpetual seeker, a mom, and an interfaith leader-recounts stories where life and death intersect in unexpected ways. She volunteers on a hospice floor, becomes an eager student of the many ways people find meaning at the end of life, and accompanies her parents in their final days.
Becker inspires readers to live with the end in mind and proves that turning toward loss rather than away from it is the
