A provocative collection of more than thirty duotone photographs and accompanying essays that express intimate thoughts about life and death and represent an original approach to the theme of death and dying. This is a deeply personal book that speaks to each reader's own concept of spirituality.

Managing Editor R. Scott Brooks
Photographs by Kent Peterson
Book design by Annie Vrijmoet

ISBN 0-9705587-0-8

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Book celebrates and honors life and death

This book was inspired by Larisa Caldwell, a nineteen-year-old woman from Eugene, Oregon, who died of cancer in 1997. Its title, Continuation, is taken from a Chinese Tao character which Caldwell and fifty-four others had tattooed on their bodies as an expression of the continuum of life and death.

 

Book reviews

"Continuation confronts issues of death and dying through 30 powerful photos of people who write innocently yet forcefully about their spiritual beliefs. Embracing the mysterious, [Continuation] takes a creative approach to one of society's most taboo subjects. Read it to learn how death can bring beauty into your life."

Jane Friedman, Managing Editor
Writer's Digest

 

"The subject of the book is one that could have been maudlin or strange or opportunistic. But instead this Northwest book is an unlikely triumph, a self-published volume that keeps winning national awards for its powerful message and artistry. The brief essays by the subjects are honest, serious, even profound."

John Marshall, P-I Book Critic
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

 

"The thirty-seven photographs and accompanying personal texts presented in this extraordinary collection represent a diverse group of women and men, whose ages range from 18 to 64. They say what it means to take part in the ritual observance of a unity that transcends the physical fact of death. Many of us are more emotional, depressed or anxious since September 11. The shared words and images in Continuation offer solace to our collective grief and fear."

Lois Wadsworth, Book Reviewer
Eugene Weekly Winter Reading List 2001-2002

 

All profits from sale of this book go to charity.

 

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