My Father's Wake

Name: My Father's Wake
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SKU: 9781474605243
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How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die

By Kevin Toolis

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My Father's Wake by Kevin Toolis offers a heartfelt exploration of Irish death rituals and their profound role in life and community. Toolis shares deeply personal reflections on mortality through the story of his father's wake, interweaving cultural insights and personal narrative. It's a poignant meditation on life, death, and the enduring power of rituals to connect us with our ancestors.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring the profound themes of life, death, and family through the lens of Irish customs and traditions. The author offers a deeply personal and cultural insight, blending memoir and societal commentary, which could appeal to those who appreciate heartfelt storytelling and reflective narratives.

An intimate, lyrical memoir exploring the ancient rite of the Irish wake, and the Irish way of overcoming our fear of death - BEING MORTAL meets THE LAST ACT OF LOVE

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Death is a whisper in the Anglo-Saxon world. But on a remote island, off the coast of County Mayo, it has a louder voice. The local radio station runs a thrice-daily roll-call of the recently departed. The islanders keep vigil with the corpse and share in the sorrow of the bereaved. The living and the dead are bound together in the oldest rite of humanity.

In My Father's Wake, Kevin Toolis gives an intimate, eye-witness account of the death and wake of his father, celebrating the spiritual depth of the Irish Wake and asking if we too can find a better way to deal with our mortality, by living and loving in the acceptance of death.

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Kevin Toolis presents a profound exploration of death and its cultural denial through deeply personal and moving storytelling. The narrative effectively switches from intimate reflections to a broader journalistic examination, striking a chord with readers seeking authenticity. Particularly compelling as a memoir, Toolis's expressive writing captures the essence of dealing with mortality and the emotional landscapes it entails.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474605243

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 249g

Pages: 288

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Biography & Memoir Grief & Loss Health & Wellness Kevin Toolis Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Kevin Toolis is a writer and film-maker. He is the author of an acclaimed chronicle of Ireland's Troubles, Rebel Hearts: Journeys Within the IRA's Soul. He has written for the New York Times Magazine and the Guardian and reported on conflicts across the world. As a film-maker Toolis has won a BAFTA for Best Single Drama and was nominated for an Emmy for his documentaries on the Middle East. His family have lived in the same oceanside village on an island off the coast of County Mayo for the last 200 years.