Tom Gordon introduces us to people who have been helped to live until they die, or to live through bereavement when they felt it was never going to be possible, or to live with illness and suffering and problems which threatened to overwhelm them completely. As well as hearing some of their stories, we learn about images and techniques the author has offered to help such people regain meaning and purpose in their lives - to face their need for living. Written when the author worked as a Marie Curie hospice chaplain.