Love Life - Brossura

Kluun, Ray

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312366817 ISBN 13: 9780312366810

Casa editrice: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007

Riassunto

Dan's and Carmen's hip, wealthy, and happy life in Amsterdam with their one-year-old daughter, Luna, is thrown into turmoil when thirty-six-year-old Carmen is diagnosed with breast cancer, and Dan is unable to deal with her illness, until he learns how to stop running away from her and to support her in her decision to end her life with dignity. Original. 25,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

After Ray Kluun's thirty-six-year-old wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and died in 2001, he moved to Australia with his small daughter and began writing Love Life, which is modeled on his own experiences. Kluun now lives in Amsterdam and has just published a follow-up novel, The Widower.

Product Description:

Dan and Carmen have it all, it seems: They are young, rich, good-looking, satisfied in their work and love life, and are the parents of a beautiful three-year-old daughter. When Carmen is diagnosed with breast cancer, Dan is unable to cope with her illness and the changes this brings to their happy, yuppie family life. While the beautiful and optimistic Carmen submits to chemotherapy and eventually a mastectomy, hedonistic Dan tries to find solace with his buddies and in several flings before he finally stops running away and succeeds in supporting Carmen in her decision to end her life with dignity. "Love Life" is an account of a terminal illness that is devoid of glitz or fake sentiment. Distressing hospital situations and spot-on characterizations of doctors and therapists alternate with the many heart-wrenching moments through the course of Carmen's illness, as both she and Dan come to terms with what commitment really means. "Love Life" is completely unapologetic, extremely controversial, but ultimately uplifting and life-affirming.

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• Editore: St. Martin's Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0312366817
• ISBN 13: 9780312366810
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 372