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Collection: Adult Non-Fiction
Record 56 of 75300

Main Title:
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2025.
Collation:
208 pages ; 23 cm
Summary:
Sarah Perry's father-in-law, David, died at home nine days after a cancer diagnosis and having previously been in the good health. The speed of his illness outstripped that of the NHS and social care, so the majority of nursing fell to Sarah and her husband. They witnessed what happens to the body and spirit, hour by hour, as it approaches death. 'Death of an Ordinary Man' is an unstinting account of death by cancer, a reportage into the daily experience of caring, an exploration of the structural conditions of dying in the UK, and most importantly a testament to David's life, that of an ordinary man. Unflinching and profoundly moving, Sarah Perry confronts the taboo surrounding death and shows us how to confront all of the terror and beauty that comes with the end of life - and how the saddest thing she has ever seen is also the best thing she's ever done.
ISBN:
9781787336001 (hbk)
Dewey Class:
362.1'96994'0092
362.1969940092
Language:
English
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BRN:
4039052
Bookmark Link:
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