Find the Good: Unexpected Life Lessons from a Small-Town Obituary Writer
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- Synopsis
- As the obituary writer in a spectacularly beautiful but often dangerous spit of land in Alaska, Heather Lende knows something about last words and lives well lived. Now she&’s distilled what she&’s learned about how to live a more exhilarating and meaningful life into three words: find the good. It&’s that simple--and that hard. Quirky and profound, individual and universal, Find the Good offers up short chapters that help us unlearn the habit--and it is a habit--of seeing only the negatives. Lende reminds us that we can choose to see any event--starting a new job or being laid off from an old one, getting married or getting divorced--as an opportunity to find the good. As she says, &“We are all writing our own obituary every day by how we live. The best news is that there&’s still time for additions and revisions before it goes to press.&” Ever since Algonquin published her first book, the New York Times bestseller If You Lived Here, I&’d Know Your Name, Heather Lende has been praised for her storytelling talent and her plainspoken wisdom. The Los Angeles Times called her &“part Annie Dillard, part Anne Lamott,&” and that comparison has never been more apt as she gives us a fresh, positive perspective from which to view our relationships, our obligations, our priorities, our community, and our world. An antidote to the cynicism and self-centeredness that we are bombarded with every day in the news, in our politics, and even at times in ourselves, Find the Good helps us rediscover what&’s right with the world. &“Heather Lende&’s small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples&’ lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure.&” —Jo-Ann Mapson, author of Owen&’s Daughter &“Find the Good is excellent company in unsteady times . . . Heather Lende is the kind of person you want to sit across the kitchen table from on a rainy afternoon with a bottomless cup of tea. When things go wrong, when things go right, her quiet, commonsense wisdom, self-examining frankness, and good-natured humor offer a chance to reset, renew, rebalance.&” —Pam Houston, author of Contents May Have Shifted &“With gentle humor and empathy [Lende] introduces a number of people who provide examples of how to live well . . . [Find the Good] is simple yet profound.&” —Booklist &“In this cynical world, Find the Good is a tonic, a literary wellspring, which will continue to run, and nurture, even in times of drought. What a brave and beautiful thing Heather Lende has made with this book.&” —John Straley, Shamus Award winner and former writer laureate of Alaska &“Heather Lende is a terrific writer and terrific company: intimate, authentic, and as quirky as any of her subjects.&” —Marilyn Johnson, author of The Dead Beat
- Copyright:
- 2015
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 176 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781616204952
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781616201678
- Publisher:
- Algonquin Books
- Date of Addition:
- 07/09/22
- Copyrighted By:
- Heather Lende.
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Self-Help
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.