Waiting for the Last Bus - by Richard Holloway (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><b>A radical, joyful and moving invitation to reconsider life's greatest mystery by one of the most important and beloved British religious leaders of our time</b><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><br>Where do we go when we die? Or is there nowhere to go? Is death something we can do or is it just something that happens to us? </br> <br> Now in his ninth decade, former Bishop of Edinburgh Richard Holloway has spent a lifetime at the bedsides of the dying, guiding countless men and women towards peaceful deaths. In <i>Waiting for the Last Bus</i>, he presents a positive, meditative and profound exploration of the many important lessons we can learn from death: facing up to the limitations of our bodies as they falter, reflecting on our failings, and forgiving ourselves and others.</br> <br> But in a modern world increasingly wary of acknowledging mortality, <i>Waiting for the Last Bus</i> is also a stirring plea to reacquaint ourselves with death. Facing and welcoming death gives us the chance to think about not only the meaning of our own life, but of life itself; and can mean the difference between ordinary sorrow and unbearable regret at the end.</br><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A plangent and profound meditation on the ultimate inevitability. It is also a book with a great deal of care in it . . . I'd happily spend time with [Richard Holloway] in the afterlife."-- "--Scotsman"<br><br>"An exercise in self-examination, Holloway probing his own vanities and fears with a good-humoured frankness . . . Holloway is at his most entertaining - and moving - when drawing on his own experiences."-- "--Daily Telegraph"<br><br>"An inclusive and hugely nourishing reminder to take stock of our mortality . . . Elegant, elegiac and thought-provoking."-- "--Observer"<br><br>"Every bit as meditative, witty and elegiac as you would expect."-- "--Scotsman"<br><br>"Holloway writes with passion and honesty at all times, and the result is compelling."-- "--Guardian"<br><br>"Poignant . . . a subtle and consoling guide to dying."-- "--Daily Telegraph"<br><br>"Wise and exquisite . . . beautifully woven."-- "--Church Times"<br><br>"A wise, compassionate perspective on a persistently taboo subject. The pragmatism and gentle humour make it an unusually inclusive book. For everyone, however young."----Colin Firth<br><br>"The record of a mind too large, too curious and far too generous to be confined within any single religious denomination."----Philip Pullman<br><br>"Thought-provoking, revelatory, grave and comforting. It is impossible not to be moved by it in the most profound way."----Alexander McCall Smith<br><br>"Thoughtful, playful, courageous and deeply altruistic . . . a fine companion for anyone who wishes to live a life of any depth."----A.L. Kennedy<br><br>"Written with the integrity, intelligence and wit that we expect from Richard Holloway."----Karen Armstrong<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Richard Holloway</b> was Bishop of Edinburgh and Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church. He is an internationally renowned broadcaster and author of numerous books, including <i>Leaving Alexandria</i>, which won the PEN/Ackerley Prize 2013 and was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize in 2013, and <i>A Little History of Religion</i> (Yale University Press, 2016).
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