Book Review by Brian Douglas:
Richard Holloway's most recent offering takes the reader to places our culture has deemed 'no fly zones'. We dislike the subject of death. Thinking of it, dwelling upon it, and god forbid, talking of it, is akin to taking a child to the dentist - a most unpleasant endeavor.
As an octogenarian and the former Bishop of Scotland, he is uniquely qualified to tell the tale. From my own experience in hospital chaplaincy, I know something of the journey from which he writes. Walking alongside those who are transitioning from this plane to the next is no easy task. A task made much more difficult when those about to cross the threshold harbor a lifetime of regret and fear.
With the grace of a poet and the heart of a lion, Holloway pulls away at the fabric of the shroud of death, unraveling its mystique like a cheap sweater. The reader is challenged to embrace this universal fate that awaits us all, like an old friend. "The reality is that death has rung [our] bell, and peace will come only when [we] open the door and say, 'you got here sooner than I expected, but come in and sit down while I get my coat on.'"
Holloway provides a depth of wisdom and insight that comes only from the road less traveled. His latest work, takes the reader down that road with precision, emotion and intuitiveness . Don't miss this bus.
