Briefly Perfectly Human

Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

Alua Arthur

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Rider & Co
13 August 2024

Memoirs; Sociology: death & dying; Coping with death & bereavement; Self-help & personal development

A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death, from death doula Alua Arthur

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'Joyful, hilarious, effervescent, brilliant and deeply wise' Glennon Doyle, on Alua Arthur

Thinking deeply about your death - whether it's imminent or not - will breathe wild new potential into your life.

Warm, generous and funny, Alua Arthur is a death doula supporting people at the end of the world. What emerges in these tender moments is the unfi nished business of life, when enduring regrets, secret loves and simple pleasures are uttered aloud, in resignation or delight.

Weaving together these vivid experiences along with her own personal life path full of wonder, Briefly Perfectly Human is a soul-gathering memoir. Alua's intimate storytelling, compassion and wisdom are a beacon of comfort to us all as well as a tour de force appeal to cherish every part of who we are, including our own mortality.

'Hold that truth in your mind,' Alua says, 'and wondrous things will begin to grow around it.'

By: Alua Arthur
Imprint: Rider & Co
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 217mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 275g
ISBN: 9781846048548
ISBN 10: 1846048540
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 13 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Alua Arthur is a death doula, a recovering attorney and the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organisation. She travels the world as a keynote speaker, addressing audiences at medical and end-of-life conferences, universities, seminaries, senior citizens' communities, and more. She can be found @going_with_grace and @alualoveslife on Instagram. She lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews for Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End

Briefly Perfectly Human is a beautiful, raw, light-bringing experience. Be prepared for it to grab you, hold you tight, and raise the roof on the power of human connection. * Tembi Locke, author of From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home * Briefly Perfectly Human is a deeply urgent, divinely-inspired memoir that guides our understanding of death as an inevitable part of this glorious human experience. Her extraordinary insight into how we can truly live is inspiring. * Michele Harper, author of The Beauty in Breaking: A Memoir *