{"product_id":"on-living-9781594634826","title":"On Living","description":"\u003ch2\u003eOn Living: A Hospice Chaplain's Profound Lessons on Finding Meaning in Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A poetic and philosophical and brave and uplifting meditation on how important it is to make peace and meaning of our lives while we still have them.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e-\u003c\/i\u003eElizabeth Gilbert, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEat Pray Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Illuminating, unflinching and ultimately inspiring... A book to treasure.\" \u003ci\u003e-People Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Book About Living, Not Dying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs a hospice chaplain ordained by Harvard Divinity School, Kerry Egan discovered something unexpected: the dying rarely want to talk about God. Instead, they want to talk about their lives—the love they gave and received, the regrets they carried, the secrets they held too long, and the meaning they made from their experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this hopeful memoir, Egan shares the stories and wisdom her patients entrusted to her during their final days. These aren't sermons or prayers, but raw, honest conversations about what matters most when time runs out. Each story reveals universal truths about courage, compassion, forgiveness, and the transformative power of love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eHealing Through Witnessing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEgan's work as a hospice chaplain began after a traumatic emergency procedure during her first child's birth left her emotionally and spiritually adrift. Through listening to her patients' stories of hope and regret, shame and pride, mystery and revelation, she found her own healing. She came to understand a brokenness we all share—and the precious gifts that come from acknowledging it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer patients taught her how to find courage in the face of fear, how to make amends, how to be profoundly compassionate and fiercely empathetic, and how to see the world in shades of gray instead of black and white. This book passes along those necessary gifts to readers seeking their own meaning and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKerry Egan\u003c\/b\u003e is a hospice chaplain ordained by Harvard Divinity School and a graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop. She is the author of the memoir \u003ci\u003eFumbling: A Journey of Love, Adventure and Renewal on the Camino de Santiago\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have been published in \u003ci\u003eParents, American Baby, Reader's Digest,\u003c\/i\u003e and CNN.com, where they have been read over a million times. She lives in Columbia, SC with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis paperback edition from Riverhead Books offers profound insights for anyone seeking to live more meaningfully, face loss with grace, or understand the spiritual work of making peace with life's journey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681278300434,"sku":"9781594634826","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93f816bc-09a0-4e42-9a81-c58d111839b5.jpg?v=1733951187","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/on-living-9781594634826","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}