"MaryEllen Gillan generates an awareness of the significance of obit writing and the importance of appropriate crafting of that 'goodbye' message for a loved one."
Michael O. Nowlan
Fredericton Daily Gleaner

"Gillan's book opens up some virtually unexplored territory.
The cover design... sets the tone."
Derwin Gowan
The New Brunswick READER

"... a scholarly analysis on the nature and variety of obituaries, the wording,
the intent, the sociological implications..."
Denny Boyd
Vancouver Sun

"It's about remembering and celebrating life."
Brian Brennan
Calgary Herald

"... a fascinating book...a selection of obituaries of 'ordinary Canadians'..."
Douglas Fisher
Ottawa Sun

"...wonderful new book..."
"The magic of a well-written obituary and its spiritual healing qualities
cannot be denied."
Nakita Sunstrum
Canadian Funeral News

"...a superb document of the evolution... (of death notices)"
"Personal obit has a role in dialogue with death."
Lon Wood
Victoria Times Colonist

"Obituaries reveal love, humour in our lives, anything but ordinary."
Joe Cunningham
Edmonton Journal