The Quiet Haven: An anthology of readings on death and heaven, compiled by Ian Bradley

Author: Ian Bradley. Review by Rosalind Smith

‘And what is it to cease breathing, but to free the breath from its restless tides, that it may rise and expand and seek God unencumbered?' | Photo: Book cover of The Quiet Haven: An anthology of readings on death and heaven, compiled by Ian Bradley

I am often influenced by the cover of a book. This was so with this lovely publication: the calm stretch of water, the single rowing boat beached on the shoreline, oars at the ready. It evinces a deep calmness and conveys a feeling of continuity and peace. It seems that this was the intention of the compiler, and is just what we need in these times of uncertainty.

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