The Art of Dying

A new book to help the dying, their loved ones and their health care workers better understand the dying process and to come to terms with death itself.


The Art of Dying is a contemporary version of the medieval Ars Moriendi-a manual on how to achieve a good death. Peter Fenwick is an eminent neuropsychiatrist, academic and expert on disorders of the brain. His most compelling and provocative research has been into the end of life phenomena, including near-death experiences and deathbed visi...