| Green Nails and Other Acts of Rebellion: Life After Loss Contributor(s): Soloway, Elaine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1631529196 ISBN-13: 9781631529191 Publisher: She Writes Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Family & Relationships | Death, Grief, Bereavement - Family & Relationships | Marriage & Long Term Relationships |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.54" W x 8.51" (0.60 lbs) 222 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying - Topical - Family |
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| Publisher Description: Early in 2009, after more than a decade of marriage, Elaine Soloway's husband, Tommy, began to change--exhibiting inappropriate behaviors at times, becoming inexplicably weepy at others. More troublesome, he began to have difficulty finding words. Ultimately, Tommy's doctors discovered that he had frontotemporal degeneration--a diagnosis that explained Tommy's baffling symptoms and transformed Soloway from irritated wife to unflappable, devoted caregiver in one fell swoop. In Green Nails and Other Acts of Rebellion Soloway documents Tommy's deteriorating health and eventual death, shedding light on the day-to-day realities of those who assume the caregiver role in a relationship with uncompromising honesty and wry humor. Charming, frank, and ultimately uplifting, Soloway's story reveals how rich with love and appreciation a life compromised by an incurable illness can be--and how even widowhood can open a door to a new, invigorated life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Soloway, Elaine: - Elaine Soloway is the author of the memoir The Division Street Princess, the novel She's Not The Type, and a contributor to the anthology Ask Me About My Divorce. A public relations consultant for thirty years, she also writes the blogs The Rookie Widow, The Rookie Caregiver, and Too Old To Talk Tech. Along with developing her own essays, she is a writing coach and a tech tutor. Before launching her consulting business, she was a press aide to Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne and communications director for School Superintendent Ruth Love. Soloway is a lifelong Chicagoan and currently lives in the city's River North neighborhood. |