A Beautiful Farewell

By: Callaghan, John H.

When Mary got the call, she thought she was ready. She wasn't.

Standing in a hospital parking lot, she realized she had no idea what came next. Not the paperwork, not the arrangements, not how to say goodbye to her mother in a way that actually felt right.

A Beautiful Farewell follows Mary and her siblings through the days after their mother's death. The decisions they face. The conversations they weren't prepared for. And the quiet discovery that a meaningful farewell doesn't have to be complicated. It just has to be honest.

Written by someone who has spent years working alongside families in the funeral industry, this story draws from hundreds of real experiences. The family is fictional. The emotions are not.

For anyone who has stood where Mary stood, or knows they might someday, this book is permission to do it your own way.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GW6YZNF6
• ISBN13: 9798995489313
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Callaghan Enterprises, Inc.
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"