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My Father's Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love, and Die

by Kevin Toolis

2020-12-31 23:33:40

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An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of deathDeath 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 ... Read more
An intimate, lyrical look at the ancient rite of the Irish wake--and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death

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.

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.

InMy Father''s Wake, 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. Less

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File size5.7 X 5.2 X 1 in
PublisherBlackstone Audio
Publication date February 27, 2018
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780306921469
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Kevin Toolis
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Kevin Toolis, a journalist and screenwriter, was born in Edinburgh of Irish parents. Rebel Hearts is his first book....

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