(Memoir, 160 pp. 2024)
In this moving book by one of France’s leading religious figures, Rabbi Delphine Horvilleur recounts eleven approachable stories about her own experiences sharing individuals’ loss and mourning, collected during the years she has spent caring for the dying and their loved ones. Rejecting the contemporary tendency to banish death from our thoughts and discourse, she encourages us to embrace its presence as a fundamental part of life. Compassionate, pragmatic, and sensitive, the stories offer insights into real people’s extraordinary, normal lives at their most vulnerable moments. The book won France’s 2021 Babelio Prize for nonfiction.
Review in Kirkus Reviews, February 10, 2024
Review by Lauren Kramer, Jewish Book Council, May 6, 2024
Review by Emily Barton, Tablet Magazine, June 2, 2024
Review by Matt Henderson, Winnipeg Free Press, May 18, 2024
Review by Rabbi Rachel Esserman, The Reporter, May 30, 2024
Review by Howard Freedman, J. The Jewish News of Northern California, July 17, 2024
Interview with the author, Toronto Public Library, May 23, 2024 (video)
Interview with the author by Virginie Larousse, Le Monde, October 16, 2023
