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Guests | October 15, 2009

A Few Initial and Not-Comprehensive Meditations on Group Novels

1 comment By Michelle Wildgen

I am a sucker for a book about a group. What reminded me of this was Joanna Smith Rakoff's A Fortunate Age, her homage to Mary McCarthy's endlessly re-readable... Continue »

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Kimberly Kienle, November 23, 2007 (view all comments by Kimberly Kienle)
amazing book. wish i'd read it before my grandmother died. i feel that i could be really courageous in the future when faced with the impending death of a loved one as this book showed me how important it is to let the dying person talk about death (and how damaging it can be to let that opportunity slide by while pretending it's not happening due to discomfort, grief, and fear). reinforced my belief in the afterlife and the existence of communication from beyond. read it. share it.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780553561395

Subtitle:

(understanding the special awareness, needs, and communications of the dying )

Publisher:

Bantam Books

Location:

New York, N.Y.

Subject:

Interpersonal Relations

Subject:

Death

Subject:

Terminal care

Subject:

Terminally ill

Subject:

Attitude to death.

Subject:

Terminally ill -- Family relationships -- Case studies.

Subject:

Terminally ill -- Psychology -- Case studies.

Copyright:

1992

Edition Number:

Bantam ed.

Edition Description:

Includes bibliographical references p. 219-221.

Series Volume:

184

Publication Date:

1993

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

252 p.