ISBN: 9781877340185 - before we say goodbye (2 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 239 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 231 pages. Cover worn. Corners dogeared.Respected and popular, she practised as Dr Patricia Fergusson, GP and psychiatri st. Now she is nearly 85, with secondary cancers. She can no longer paint - her passion - or even read. Formidably intelligent, she makes up her mind. This is n o longer living. She wants to die. Her son Sean 's day by day account of what ha ppens when he flies back to be with her is riveting. Sometimes the candour is al most excruciating but the story is shot through with humour and wry self-awarene ss, with the deep bond of tenderness between mother and son never faltering. Whe n family and friends gather, and old hurts and slights and awkwardnesses emerge, everyone is tested. BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE speaks directly to countless families . It challenges us in our deepest selves. It is a cautionary tale, and many will call it a love story. …