In My Time of Dying

‘Mind blowingly brilliant … Makes you think. Makes you wonder. Still getting my head round it. I found it clever AND moving’ Philippa Perry, author of The Book You Want Everyone You Love to Read

‘Few other writers have such passion for granular detail, intellectual heft and boundless curiosity’ Times

‘A terrifically detailed medical thriller, as suspenseful and pacy as an episode of peak-era ER’ Guardian

‘A moving, compact, philosophically ambitious, theological and scientific meditation of raw honesty and a necessary endeavour … Humbling’ Observer

‘Stunning … One of the finest writers of our generation’ James Patterson, New York Times #1 bestselling author

‘The selected highlights of a memoir interspersed with the hospital drama, all described in tight, vivid prose’ Times

‘Haunting’ New Statesman

‘A riveting and resonant meditation on some of life’s biggest questions’ Publishers Weekly

‘A virtuoso of narrative nonfiction, [Junger] has conjured his most personal and yet universal book, a stunning account I didn’t so much read as inhale, awed and riveted and forever changed’ Michael Finkel, New York Times bestselling author of The Art Thief

‘[Sebastian Junger] turns inward to examine his own mortality, the most frightening—yet fascinating—frontier there is’ Caitlin Doughty, author of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes & Other Lessons from the Crematory

‘With this soon-to-be classic, Junger has crafted an ode to the magical healing power of love and the wonder of life’ David R. Dow, author of Things I’ve Learned from Dying: A Book About Life

‘A heart-pounding medical thriller with brilliantly clear science-writing … a tour-de-force about the biggest mystery we all face … An instant classic that filled me with wonder, gratitude, and awe’ Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club

Sebastian Junger grew up in New England and has worked as a tree-feller, Bosnian correspondent, journalist and adventurer. His first book, The Perfect Storm, has spent over four years on the bestseller lists and its film adaptation was a huge box-office success. Junger is a contributing editor to Vanity Fair, and winner of the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He has also written for magazines including Harper’s, the New York Times Magazine, and National Geographic Adventure.