This isa thoughtful and wide-ranging collection of prose extracts and poetry from contemporary and traditional literature on the theme of encountering life s changes and challenges. The book is divided into six thematic sections including identity, relationships, values, journeying, transition, and making change. The incredible range of writers featured includes Nick Hornby, Ian McEwan, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Goethe, Penelope Lively, John Milton, Jacqueline Wilson, Eusebius, R.S. Thomas, Melvin Bragg, George Eliot, and writers from the Bible."