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“The book is a collection of related reflections rather than a systematic argument, and I appreciate the modesty of what it sets out to do.”
— Jewish News of Northern California, Jul 17 2024
“This is peak Horvilleur—impassioned, broad-minded, persuasive, funny, and unwilling to simplify for ease of use.”
— Tablet Magazine, Jun 2 2024
 “These frank, humane essays are rooted in Jewish history and theology yet capture universal truths.”
— Shelf Awareness, May 31 2024
“Living with Our Dead is only 151 pages, but that number belies its wisdom and depth. Horvilleur’s work speaks to everyone.”
— The Reporter, May 30 2024
“Leaning heavily on a spiritual secularism, she makes room for the unknown.”
— Winnipeg Free Press, May 18 2024
 “Profound . . . Readers will find Living with our Dead full of pragmatic insights and moments they will recognize well from their experiences as mourners and comforters alike.”
— Jewish Book Council, May 6 2024
“Horvilleur has written an elegantly slim and majestically poetic book...in writing about death, she writes about the will to life as well.”
— Religious News Service, Apr 3 2024
“What better way to show the Hebrew relationship with death than to tell the stories and celebrate the lives of those who have passed?”
— Library Journal, Apr 1 2024
“Horvilleur's deep reflections on mortality remind us that ‘in death a place can be left for the living.’”
— Kirkus Reviews, Mar 15 2024
Delphine Horvilleur profiled in The New York Times.
— The New York Times, Sep 30 2022
“presents a non-male perspective we need in mainstream Jewish literature."
 
— Heyalma, Jul 21 2022

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