Last Wish Contributor(s): Rollin, Betty (Author) |
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ISBN: 1891620010 ISBN-13: 9781891620010 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1998 Annotation: At a time when tempers flare over the Oregon assisted suicide law and Jack Kevorkian's physician-aid-in-dying, Last Wish, Betty Rollin's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, is due for a rereading. Last Wish is an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die. More than a examination of the ethical, spiritual, and technical aspects of assisted suicide, Last Wish is also a celebration of Rollin's imperfect family, a passionate testament to her mother's character and courage, and a compelling argument for the right of the terminally ill to a humane and dignified death. The PublicAffairs paperback edition includes a new foreword, questions for thought and discussion, and a helpful resource guide. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Self-help | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 98019185 |
Lexile Measure: 870 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.66" W x 8.46" (0.75 lbs) 272 pages |
Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: At a time when tempers flare over the Oregon assisted suicide law and Jack Kevorkian's physician-aid-in-dying, Last Wish, Betty Rollin's groundbreaking New York Times bestseller, is due for a rereading. Last Wish is an intimate, fiercely honest memoir of a daughter's struggle to come to terms with her terminally ill mother's decision to die. More than a examination of the ethical, spiritual, and technical aspects of assisted suicide, Last Wish is also a celebration of Rollin's imperfect family, a passionate testament to her mother's character and courage, and a compelling argument for the right of the terminally ill to a humane and dignified death. The PublicAffairs paperback edition includes a new foreword, questions for thought and discussion, and a helpful resource guide. |