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Threaded through with wisdom and guilt, anger and acceptance, the story is punctuated by a family wedding and the hope of new life, by bin-bags of old letters and books rediscovered, by the end of winter and the first signs of spring.  Powerful, raw and urgent, this slender volume is above all a celebration of life. Capturing every moment of beauty and pain it acknowledges that what survives all of us is love.  Praise for Rory MacLean's previous titles:  Stalin's Nose: 'The most extraordinary debut in travel writing since In Patagonia. A dark, sardonic and brilliant book which grows in stature with every page' William Dalrymple  'A surreal masterpiece' Colin Thubron  The Oatmeal Ark: 'One of the most original and innovative travel books for years.' Alexander Frater  'A truly astonishing performance' Jan Morris  'Such a book as this rather marvellously explains why literature still lives.' John Fowles  Under the Dragon: 'I cannot imagine a better book on the beauty and terror of Burma. Read it. Read it. Read it.' Fergal Keane  'It will make you cry and it will give you hope. ... It is astonishingly good.' Jeanette Winterson.  Magic Bus: 'A disturbing, gripping and intensely passionate story' Esther Freud.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49568392478993,"sku":"GOR004605636","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49571046850833,"sku":"GOR012211768","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50302271848721,"sku":"CIN1780332335A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50401227374865,"sku":"CIN1780332335G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51758660157713,"sku":"GOR013440683","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52726442295569,"sku":"GOR005052711","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1780332335.jpg?v=1751432886"},{"product_id":"geography-of-heaven-book-geography-of-heaven-rory-macle-9780349148199","title":"Geography of Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A magnificent, heartfelt love story: a quest both ancient and entirely original' \u003c\/b\u003eJay Griffiths\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An epic of travel and a rich testament to an enduring love'\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Thubron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive years ago Rory MacLean set out on a path with no idea of where it would lead, of how long it would take or that his life would change forever. 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In Delhi, he was told 'the universe will keep sending you loving souls to guide you on this journey' and it did, opening doors, revealing wonders beyond his imagination, until - in five truly inexplicable moments - his wife was beside him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeography of Heaven: Travels to the Hereafter\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of that extraordinary journey, of moments of astonishment and awe, of steps taken with hope and love. Hope 'that leads to blissful end' wrote Dante. Hope that 'is of the joy to come' as the light from many a star. At the same time, his journey through grief is explained by the latest neuroscientific research. 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