Reviews
"An Eat, Pray, Love for the afterlife ... Murray tackles an uncomfortable subject with sensitivity, humor and great insight ... Making an Exit raises a host of issues worth thinking about ... In addition to being a deeply informative book, Making an Exit is also a personal one. Murray's reflections on her father's terminal illness and his plans for a no-frills cremation are particularly touching ... In the end, as her own experiences show, the rituals we create to honor the dead may say more about the living, and our fears and hopes." -- Rachel Newcomb, The Washington Post "The death of her father, and his clear orders for an unfussy, secular send-off, prompted Ms. Murray to consider her own long goodbye. The result is not only a fascinating travelogue, but also a personal meditation on loss and fate. Ms. Murray excels in the role of intrepid tour guide. She has an inviting way of taking readers by the hand to explore new cultures and places ... there is a wealth to discover within these pages." -- The Economist, "An Eat, Pray, Love for the afterlife…Murray tackles an uncomfortable subject with sensitivity, humor, and great insight."--- The Washington Post "Not only a fascinating travelogue but also a personal meditation on loss and fate. Ms. Murray excels in the role of intrepid tour guide....There is a wealth to discover within these pages."--- The Economist "Murray writes with great tenderness and wit about death and its aftermath"---Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife "Brilliant…I was transfixed by this oddly life-enhancing book."--- The Daily Mail (London)"Difficult to put down. In less capable hands the subject matter might be morbid or disturbing, but with Murray at the helm, this journey in search of death is full of life."--- Publishers Weekly (starred review), An Eat, Pray, Love for the afterlife ... Murray tackles an uncomfortable subject with sensitivity, humor and great insight ... Making an Exit raises a host of issues worth thinking about ... In addition to being a deeply informative book, Making an Exit is also a personal one. Murray's reflections on her father's terminal illness and his plans for a no-frills cremation are particularly touching ... In the end, as her own experiences show, the rituals we create to honor the dead may say more about the living, and our fears and hopes., The death of her father, and his clear orders for an unfussy, secular send-off, prompted Ms. Murray to consider her own long goodbye. The result is not only a fascinating travelogue, but also a personal meditation on loss and fate. Ms. Murray excels in the role of intrepid tour guide. She has an inviting way of taking readers by the hand to explore new cultures and places ... there is a wealth to discover within these pages., "An Eat, Pray, Love for the afterlife … Murray tackles an uncomfortable subject with sensitivity, humor and great insight … Making an Exit raises a host of issues worth thinking about … In addition to being a deeply informative book, Making an Exit is also a personal one. Murray's reflections on her father's terminal illness and his plans for a no-frills cremation are particularly touching … In the end, as her own experiences show, the rituals we create to honor the dead may say more about the living, and our fears and hopes."-Rachel Newcomb, The Washington Post "The death of her father, and his clear orders for an unfussy, secular send-off, prompted Ms. Murray to consider her own long goodbye. The result is not only a fascinating travelogue, but also a personal meditation on loss and fate. Ms. Murray excels in the role of intrepid tour guide. She has an inviting way of taking readers by the hand to explore new cultures and places … there is a wealth to discover within these pages."- The Economist, "Murray's interest in this subject is so keen and wide-eyed, and her writing so fresh, that she almost charms you into forgetting that you're reading about something that some cultures dread and others welcome....A lively book on a deadly subject."- Richmond Times-Dispatch "Murray writes with great tenderness and wit about death and its aftermath."-Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife "Brilliant...I was transfixed by this oddly life-enhancing book."- The Daily Mail (London) "Difficult to put down. In less capable hands the subject matter might be morbid or disturbing, but with Murray at the helm, this journey in search of death is full of life."- Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
