With the End in Mind: Dying, Death, and Wisdom in an Age of Denial

by Kathryn Mannix

Sylvie’s mum gestures around the huge farmhouse kitchen, warmed by a squat, ancient Aga-type stove, and apologises for ‘the mess’. The mess seems to be an open newspaper and a teacup lying on the table. Or perhaps she thinks we can see her soul.