Heather Lende has contributed essays and commentary to NPR, the New York Times, and National Geographic Traveler, among other newspapers and magazines, and is a former contributing editor at Woman s Day. A columnist for the Alaska Dispatch News, she is the obituary writer for the Chilkat Valley News in Haines and the recipient of the Suzan Nightingale McKay Best Columnist Award from the Alaska Press Club. Her previous bestselling books are Find the Good, Take Good Care of the Garden and the Dogs, and If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name. Lende was voted Citizen of the Year, Haines Chamber of Commerce, in 2004. Her website is heatherlende.com.
"Working as an obituary writer could get you down, if you were the
kind of person who let it. Lende isn't...she teases wisdom from the
lives her obits celebrate as well as from her own experiences as a
mother and grandmother...each conveys the unsentimental conviction
that the good in our lives shouldn't be overshadowed by their
inevitable end." --New York Times Book Review "A wise, witty memoir
that combines anecdotes about Lende's work and family with
plainspoken wisdom gleaned from her years of living in a small
community." --Shelf Awareness for Readers, starred review"Find the
Good is the perfect nightstand accompaniment: short, breezy and
chock-full of life lessons." --New York Daily News "Find the Good
is wonderful to its core . . . page after page of this delicious
book is filled with truisms you'll want framed to hang on your
wall." --The Oklahoman "Simple yet profound... [Lende's] homespun
stories will speak meaningfully to readers. The overarching message
is that the life we get is precious, as obituary writer Lende knows
so well, and should be lived in such a way as to create much good
to be remembered by." --Booklist "Honest and simple yet full of
lasting strength, the author's prose demonstrates what makes a life
better rather than worse--including something as simple as picking
up heart-shaped stones on the beach with a grandchild. Optimistic,
slightly humorous reflections on living a fully engaged, meaningful
life."--Kirkus Reviews"It seems so easy to write something that
makes the world a better place, but as most writers know, it isn't.
Heather Lende has a rare gift and is a writer to be treasured and
appreciated for all the tough times in your life, whether you are
from a small town in Southeast Alaska or a city on the other side
of the world."--The Seattle Review of Books"At times heart-achingly
poignant, at others heart-meltingly sweet, Find the Good reminds us
those last words will come soon enough, far too soon for some, and
charges us with the responsibility to not only live a life worth
writing about but to recognize and honor those people who matter to
us while they're here to appreciate it."--South
Bergenite/NorthJersey.com "Lende's short chapters resonate,
reminding us that it's worth looking at our relationships, our
obligations, our priorities, our community, and our world from a
fresh, positive perspective. A gift to share with friends and
family, Find the Good offers a way out of the negativity and
cynicism that can overwhelm our daily routines."--Utne Reader"A
feel-good volume that is sure to please many a mom and maybe even
earn you some extra brownie points." --Bookbrowse
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