Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End - Softcover

Arthur, Alua

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846048540 ISBN 13: 9781846048548

Publisher: Rider, 2024

Synopsis

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Joyful, hilarious, effervescent, brilliant and deeply wise’ Glennon Doyle, on Alua Arthur

Thinking deeply about your death – whether it’s imminent or not – will breathe wild new potential into your life.

Warm, generous and funny, Alua Arthur is a death doula supporting people at the end of the world. What emerges in these tender moments is the unfi nished business of life, when enduring regrets, secret loves and simple pleasures are uttered aloud, in resignation or delight.

Weaving together these vivid experiences along with her own personal life path full of wonder, Briefly Perfectly Human is a soul-gathering memoir. Alua’s intimate storytelling, compassion and wisdom are a beacon of comfort to us all as well as a tour de force appeal to cherish every part of who we are, including our own mortality.

‘Hold that truth in your mind,’ Alua says, ‘and wondrous things will begin to grow around it.’

About this title

About the Author

Alua Arthur is a death doula, a recovering attorney and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organisation. She travels the world as a keynote speaker, addressing audiences at medical and end-of-life conferences, universities, seminaries, senior citizens’ communities, and more. She can be found @going_with_grace and @alualoveslife on Instagram. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rider
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846048540
• ISBN 13: 9781846048548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272