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Everything on this planet dies sooner or later, yet it is how people die that intrigues us most, because we don’t know how we’ll make our exits, do we? The people in these eleven stories are facing death. Some go willingly, others put up a fight when old Charos beckons. And there are always the nasties, who like to give the Old Reaper a hand, finding brutal pleasure in filling his ferry to capacity. But killers can no more escape the end of life than the victims they push prematurely into eternity. There is always a balance – you live, you die, and Charos takes no sides, just bodies. It is how we deal with the imminent end that makes each case so different and so individual. If you believe in the Afterlife, then death is not so awful, or is it? That depends on where you’re going.
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life and death, short stories, mystery and crime, ireland, cyprus, paranormal mystery, fate, destinyShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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This is a beautifully arranged collection of short stories and a sister book to TO LIVE OR NOT TO LIVE. The approach to the subject `crime and murder' is very unique and lighter than one might suspect. The fictional stories are peppered with a bit of everyday philosophy and discuss the actual importance and consequence of death in life. The subjects are tough at times, but the approach to them is light and optimistic! Each one of them narrates curious events, but "The Able Strain" and "Fear" are my favorites.
Generally, I enjoyed the singularity of the characters (even if dislikeable), their complexity and sometimes their extraordinary depth.
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body can die. Amazing as the human body is, it has no more
hope of surviving a fatal blow than a tree can resist bending
and breaking when attacked by a fierce wind. For many, the
difference lies in whether they choose the way they die, or
whether death is thrust upon them before they are ready to
take their leave. One of the saddest departures of all is that in
which a person has no opportunity to say goodbye, to kiss the
face or hold the hand of a loved one in a final farewell. The
most poignant death is that of the soul, which leaves its earth
life from the cold emptiness of isolation to cross the bridge to
the unknown, entirely alone.
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