His job, however, isn’t focused on the physical side of things because by the time people come to him, they’re no longer alive. He is, in a way, a death doula, because as a ferryman, he offers kindness and guidance without taking away from the very real reason these spirits have come to him. The idea of a "death doula" helped inform the character of Hugo, who is a ferryman, the person whose job it is to help spirits make sense of their death and cross over to whatever comes next.
Doulas also guide and support loved ones through the last days of life and ease the suffering of grief in its early stages." They assist people in finding meaning, creating a legacy project, and planning for how the last days will unfold. They are often volunteers and while they aren’t always medical professionals, their job is to - according to the organization known as the International End of Life Doula Association (INELDA) - "provide emotional, spiritual, and physical support at an intensely personal and crucial time. While researching the idea of death - along with the philosophical ideas of what it all means - I came across something I’d never heard of before: death doulas. If you live long enough to learn what love is, you will also end up knowing loss at some point or another. The idea of our own mortality is frightening because no one knows for sure what happens after we close our eyes for the last time. TJ Klune: Death isn’t something people like to think about, much less focus on. Could you possibly touch on some of your inspirations for it and some of the themes at play? You’ve mentioned that this is one of your most personal novels yet. 21 release, SYFY WIRE caught up with Klune to discuss his inspirations for the story, the importance of romance, and of course, what fic tags he'd assign it. But with Wallace still unable to abandon his former life, which he barely lived, he'll need Hugo's help to not just let go, but also to learn about all the things he missed out on.Īhead of the novel's Sept. However, instead of traveling straight to the afterlife, he's taken to a tea shop known as "Charon's Crossing," where he meets its owner, Hugo, who is also a ferryman for souls who need to cross over. His latest novel, Under the Whispering Door, revolves around Wallace Price, a man who has recently died and thus has been "collected" by a reaper. a ghost slowly coming to terms with his death. Author TJ Klune has written about a lot of things: teenage superheroes, a ragtag found family of magical orphans, werewolves finding love, and now.
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