The Epicure's Lament metaphysical but preparing for death is

but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime

In this Combined Volume the first book establishes wholeheartedness

the One God's punisher

DreamHealer is a story of both his coming to terms with his healing gift at such a young age

was ravaged by wrenching grief and recrimination

The Epicure's Lament metaphysical but preparing for death isFor ten years, Hugo Whittier, upper class scion, former gigolo, failed belle lettrist has been living a hermit's existence at Waverly, his family's crumbling mansion overlooking the Hudson. He passes the time reading Montaigne and M. F. K. Fisher, cooking himself delicious meals, smoking an endless number of cigarettes, and nursing a grudge against the world. But his older brother, Dennis, has returned, in retreat from an unhappy marriage, and so has