Departure(s)

Departures is a book about many things, including:A man called Stephen and a woman called Jean, who fall in love when they are young and again when they are oldA Jack Russell called Jimmy, famous for his good behaviourThe mischievous nature of memoryThe aging body, and how it begins to failTaking our chances, facing our fateHow we find happiness in this lifeHow a departure can also be an arrivalAnd when it is time to say goodbye