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Heartwood
- The Art of Living with the End in Mind
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 37 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“We can do extraordinary things when we lead with love,” Barbara Becker reminds us in her debut memoir Heartwood.
When her earliest childhood friend is diagnosed with a terminal illness, Becker sets off on a quest to immerse herself in what it means to be mortal. Can we live our lives more fully knowing some day we will die?
With a keen eye toward that which makes life worth living, interfaith minister, mom and perpetual seeker Barbara Becker recounts stories where life and death intersect in unexpected ways. She volunteers on a hospice floor, becomes an eager student of the many ways people find meaning at the end of life, and accompanies her parents in their final days.
Becker inspires listeners to live with the end in mind and proves that turning toward loss rather than away from it is the only true way to live life to its fullest. Just as with the heartwood of a tree - the central core that is no longer alive yet supports the newer growth rings - the dead become an enduring source of strength to the living.
With life-affirming prose, Becker helps us see that that grief is not a problem to be solved, but rather a sacred invitation - an opportunity to let go into something even greater...a love that will inform all the days of our lives.
A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books
"Becker’s eloquence is a salve for confronting a difficult topic.... This will be a comfort for anyone contemplating their own mortality, or those in search of advice for others. " (Publishers Weekly, starred review)
Critic Reviews
"In Heartwood, Barbara Becker inspires us to follow our curiosity into a world that is both universal and a source of our uniqueness. And what could be better than that?" (Gloria Steinem, best-selling author and activist)
“Death fascinates and repels us. Barbara Becker is writing a gorgeous book about it, and her writing will draw in everyone who is willing to approach the topic. For those whose pleasure in reading is entering the minds of others, Barbara gives them the intensity of some of life’s peak moments. For those who read to gain insights into life’s biggest questions, Barbara gives them philosophy from Eastern and Western traditions. And for those who simply like writing that is clear and expressive but not overdone, Barbara will give them that too.” (Jonathan Haidt, author of the New York Times best sellers The Coddling of the American Mind, The Righteous Mind, and The Happiness Hypothesis)