Life With Death

Author Mark Alan Elliott didn’t intend to write Life with Death, or even a book at all. But then life—more specifically, death—spoke up and demanded it. Thinking about the deaths of his parents, dear friends, and beloved Great Dane—even contemplating his own eventual passing—Elliott realized he had a lot of questions. How can spirituality help someone through such loss, or does throwing God in there just make it more of a boondoggle? Around sadness and grief, can there also be laughter? Why is it that sometimes the loss of people foundational to your life, like parents, feels lighter than the weight of a pet or someone you’d known only a short time? Covering a host of topics most explorations or guides about death do not, Life with Death is raw in its emotion and honesty, as well as its humorous self-effacement. It’s perfect for anyone who is suffering a loss or struggling with their feelings regarding that loss, including if that involves thinking about their mortality. Grief is a tough journey but a manageable one, and no one is alone along the way. Take comfort in this book on your path—another human’s relatable examination of just how perplexing, mostly tragic, sometimes humorous, often angering, and, quite frequently, all of the above at the same time that death can be.