A Beginner's Guide to Dying: The Sunday Times Bestseller, 'Has anyone ever written a more inspirational paean to the joy of life?' Daily Mail

Author: Simon Boas

ISBN: 9781800755215

Price: Rs. 659.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

As featured on BBC Radio 4 ''Funny and touching'' Sunday Times ''Extraordinary'' Observer ''Full of both wisdom and humour'' Julia Samuel ''Funny, moving, brave'' Jeremy Bowen ''I had the privilege to conduct Simon’s last broadcast interview - knowing his wise words on the page could live on afterwards'' Emma Barnett *****READER REVIEWS ''Simon’s cheerful voice comes through every page'' ''An absolute gift of a book ... This book has the potential to change your life'' ''Stunning'' It isn''t quite ''Don''t buy any green bananas''. But it''s close to ''Don''t start any long books''. In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer – it had been caught too late, and spread around his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live – optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritising what really matters in life. In A Beginner’s Guide to Dying Simon considers and collates the things that have given him such a great sense of peace and contentment, and why dying at 46 really isn’t so bad. And for that reason it’s also only partly about ‘dying’. It is mostly a hymn to the joy and preciousness of life, and why giving death a place can help all of us make even more of it. Read more

Browse this title within our Children's Books collection. Edition details: English, 192 pages. Reference ISBN: 9781800755215.

About the Author

Simon Boas (1977–2024) was an aid worker who managed humanitarian relief projects across Gaza, Nepal, and Jersey.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love this book for its rare blend of honesty, humour, and hard‑won wisdom. Written in the face of terminal illness, it doesn’t dwell on despair but gently shows you how to live better right now—what to let go of, what to cherish, and how to find peace in uncertainty. Simon Boas writes like a wise friend, making you laugh, reflect, and feel quietly braver about life and death.
• Published by Swift Press.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 192.

Catalog Description

As featured on BBC Radio 4 ''Funny and touching'' Sunday Times ''Extraordinary'' Observer ''Full of both wisdom and humour'' Julia Samuel ''Funny, moving, brave'' Jeremy Bowen ''I had the privilege to conduct Simon’s last broadcast interview - knowing his wise words on the page could live on afterwards'' Emma Barnett *****READER REVIEWS ''Simon’s cheerful voice comes through every page'' ''An absolute gift of a book ... This book has the potential to change your life'' ''Stunning'' It isn''t quite ''Don''t buy any green bananas''. But it''s close to ''Don''t start any long books''. In his mid-40s, Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer – it had been caught too late, and spread...

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