The end of your life book club
(Book)
"What are you reading?" That's the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less. This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Their list jumps from classic to popular, from poetry to mysteries, from fantastic to spiritual. The issues they discuss include questions of faith and courage as well as everyday topics such as expressing gratitude and learning to listen. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn't the opposite of doing; it's the opposite of dying. Will and Mary Anne share their hopes and concerns with each other--and rediscover their lives--through their favorite books. When they read, they aren't a sick person and a well person, but a mother and a son taking a journey together. The result is a profoundly moving tale of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life: Will's love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed page.
The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close.
Level 6.8, 15 Points
Notes
Schwalbe, W. (2012). The end of your life book club. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Schwalbe, Will. 2012. The End of Your Life Book Club. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Schwalbe, Will, The End of Your Life Book Club. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Schwalbe, Will. The End of Your Life Book Club. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
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505 | 0 | |a Crossing to safety -- Appointment in Samarra -- Seventy verses on emptiness -- Marjorie morningstar -- The hobbit -- Daily strength for daily needs -- The people of the book -- I am sorrow -- The uncommon reader -- The lizard cage -- Frat farrar -- Continental drift -- The painted veil -- Murder in the cathedral -- Wherever you go, there you are -- Kokoro -- The price of salt -- The reluctant fundamentalist -- The year of magical thinking -- Olive Kitteridge -- Girls like us -- Suite francaise -- The bite of the mango -- The elegance of the hedgehog -- The girl with the dragon tattoo -- Brooklyn -- My father's tears -- Too much happiness. | |
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