The key to Living with Dying is friendship. Living with Dying will help you see that looking for God in an expectant sense whether you are someone with little or no faith. Developing an intimate relationship with Him makes a positive difference to the supply of energy and hope in sitations where we are giving care. Grace Sheppard sees life as a gift to be held in trust and it is a challenge to maintain a balance that is both creative and flexible.

A profound insight to the greatest test we all face: to be beside someone we love - a child ,a parent, a partner – as they slip away from us. Grace Sheppard draws on the experience of caring for her dying husband, David Sheppard, Bishop of Liverpool and formerly England cricket captain. She looks at what drives us to run away from the difficult times and emotions.