Ten Clear Days - Brossura

Beck Rubin Eric

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1969010010 ISBN 13: 9781969010019

Casa editrice: Turtle Point Pr, 2026

Riassunto

When a Holocaust survivor requests medical assistance in dying, it divides her family. Over ten increasingly tense days, we come to know her story and its final outcome.

On a Tuesday night in August 2018, eighty-three-year-old Mary Beck is rushed by ambulance to the hospital. She wakes up to the news that her surgery was a success and her recovery is underway–but she doesn’t want to hear it. She had been preparing for her end. And with newly enacted legislation, she can demand it. 

Before a decision can be made on whether to grant her request, a member of the non-medical hospital staff, “Au.” is brought in to record the unfolding events. But what begins as an arm’s-length report during ten mandated days that Mary awaits her fate, soon turns into a sweeping examination of a life. 

From her upbringing in pre-war Hungary and survival of the war, to the start of her new life in North America, Mary, along with her family and friends, tell the story of this complicated, forceful, fiercely loved person at every stage of her extraordinary life. A life she now fights to end on her own terms. 

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Informazioni sull'autore

Eric Beck Rubin is a novelist and academic. His début, School of Velocity, was named one of the Guardian’s Books of the Year. He created and produced the Burning Books literary review and interview podcast, which ran for seven years. His academic work looks at how history is transformed through literature, monuments, and memorials. He teaches architectural and cultural history at the University of Toronto and collaborates with art galleries and architecture firms on exhibitions and design competitions. He lives in Toronto.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Turtle Point Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1969010010
• ISBN 13: 9781969010019
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 160
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile