A Few Cheerful Words About Death

Don't want to think about it? I can see your point, but...

I don’t know if it’s my age (67) but I have lately found myself reading a number of books about dying, of which, it turns out, there are rather a lot. Wendy’Mitchell’s ‘One Last Thing’ about her unwinnable battle with dementia is the most current. Then there is Julian Barnes’ ‘Nothing to Be Afraid Of’ and Diana Athills’ ‘Somewhere Towards the End’ - w…