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Ferryman

By Katia Ariel

Ferryman Memories

Ferryman

By Katia Ariel

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In an era marked by cultural division and uncertainty, Ferryman: The life and deathwork of Ephraim Finch,offers a powerful and timely reflection on community, faith, and the universal experience of loss. Award-winning author Katia Ariel masterfully blends biography, memoir, and cultural history to tell the storyof Ephraim Finch OAM - a deathworker, community builder, and living repository of cultural memory. Asthe director of Melbourne's Jewish Burial Society for over three decades, Finch guided families throughgrief with deep compassion, working seamlessly across religious and secular worlds. Whether navigatingcoroners, police, politicians, clergy, or medical professionals, Finch was renowned for his ability to unitepeople and foster understanding. Through Finch's handwritten journals and intimate interviews, Ariel explores the profound themes of ritual,belonging, and the power of stories. At a time when society is re-engaging in conversations about deathand loss, Ferryman is both a moving portrait of a remarkable man and an invitation to reconsider how wehonour the dead-and the living.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
250
Release Date:
2025-06-01
Publication Date:
2025-06-01
Publisher:
Wild Dingo Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1925893863
ISBN13:
9781925893861
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
412 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
15 cm
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