--- product_id: 221238 title: "Heaven's Coast: A Memoir" brand: "mark doty" price: "NZ$37" currency: NZD in_stock: true reviews_count: 7 url: https://www.desertcart.nz/products/221238-heavens-coast-a-memoir store_origin: NZ region: New Zealand --- # Heaven's Coast: A Memoir **Brand:** mark doty **Price:** NZ$37 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Heaven's Coast: A Memoir by mark doty - **How much does it cost?** NZ$37 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nz](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/221238-heavens-coast-a-memoir) ## Best For - mark doty enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted mark doty brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Heaven's Coast: A Memoir ## Images ![Heaven's Coast: A Memoir - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61zl37zHAsL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the most beautiful books I’ve read *by C***D on April 16, 2025* This author has an incredible talent with words and thoughts. I read this book on my Kindle and liked it so much that I bought the physical edition for my book collection. I highly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Memoir, Love Story, a gift. *by K***S on April 16, 2011* Until you have waited for the funeral home to collect the remains of your spouse, until you have cleaned up and cared for them and they slip through your fingers and until you are able to touch and scatter their ashes without falling completely to pieces, then you don't completely know love. Mark Doty knows love, and he knows loss. He spoke to my soul with words so fluid as one reviewer described his prose, that reading this book felt like silk or a warm breeze against my cheek. Reading it, I felt these were my words if I had his gift for writing. After losing my partner of 25 years, not from AIDS, but complications of successful cancer treatment, I spend nearly three years reading every book I could find on grief. The gay themed books I read seemed to be looking for a replacement or quick sex as soon as they were at page 15. I felt bereft of finding any book that could speak to me of my particular loss, even though I did read some really good books about grief. When a friend suggested this book, I downloaded it immediately. If I hadn't, I would have missed out on one of the finest collections of prose, poetry and dignity that I have ever read. This book is about 2 gay men coming to a leave taking, but it could be helpful to anyone who has lost someone they are particularly close to.I would say this to the one really negative review I read. Do you not read these reviews? Do you read the blurbs? No one said this book was "about" AIDS, but how MORE could it be about AIDS when it documents his partner's journey into release with all pertinent medical and spiritual experience from both sides of the sick bed?This book is not only a tribute to Wally Roberts from Mark Doty; it is a gift to anyone who has ever experienced the most profound loss one can have in life...the loss of a soulmate. Please read and absorb this absolute gem. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ a story of love and light *by L***R on February 21, 2015* I read this beautiful tribute and memoir in tandem with Living in the Light of Death by Larry Rosenberg as part of a course on contemplative caregiving. As a volunteer in hospice, I am privileged to be of service to people and their families during their final days and Heaven's Coast provided insights on how that time can be for a family. Mark Doty describes some of the helpful and unhelpful behaviors that his partner's hospice team demonstrated and I learned a lot from his sharing of that experience.Mark is such a talented writer - I literally stopped and re-read sentences over and over again because they were so powerful.Talking about his grief and contemplating life without his beloved partner Wally, Mark writes: "The future’s an absence, a dark space up ahead like the socket of a pulled tooth. I can’t quite stay away from it; hard as I may try."Describing a friend who is also close to dying: "Is there a luminous threshold where the self becomes irreducible, stripped to the point where all that’s left to see is pure soul, the essence of character? Here, in unfailing self-ness, is no room or energy for anything inessential, for anything less than what counts."Everything Mark chronicled, from Wally and their relationship, to their dogs Arden and Beau, to Cape Cod, to their eclectic group of friends, all came alive for me through this story.While there are many sad moments, overall this is a story of love and light and I feel richer for having read it. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.nz/products/221238-heavens-coast-a-memoir](https://www.desertcart.nz/products/221238-heavens-coast-a-memoir) --- *Product available on Desertcart New Zealand* *Store origin: NZ* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*