Until I Say Good-Bye: My Year of Living with Joy - Couverture souple

Spencer-Wendel, Susan; Witter, Bret

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 006225345X ISBN 13 : 9780062253453

Editeur : Harper Large Print, 2013

Synopsis

Book by SpencerWendel Susan Witter Bret

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Susan Spencer-Wendel had to face the question, ‘What would you do if you had a year to live?’ This profound, tender, and often funny account of her experiences will remind readers of what really matters most: love.” (Gretchen Rubin, New York Times-bestselling author of The Happiness Project)

“It’s a touching and brutally honest account of one mother’s inspiring attempt to get the most out of the time she has left.” (USA Today)

“Her honesty and frustration are underscored with a wicked sense of humor . . .” (ABC News)

“All you can do . . . is to turn the pages, slack-jawed, in awe at her insistence on having powerful, individual experiences . . .” (Huffington Post)

“This heartbreaking and heartwarming good-bye will make you laugh as much as it makes you cry. Susan Spencer-Wendel’s determination to find the joy in life after having been dealt the ALS card is both inspirational and enlightening.” (Cokie Roberts, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters)

“Spencer-Wendel writes with courage and strength. . . . Her life will sadly be cut short, but in writing her story, she shows her family and friends how to go on, choosing happiness and love over fear.” (Publishers Weekly)

“. . . almost unbearably moving chronicle of how Spencer-Wendel went about creating lasting moments in that year for the ones she loved . . .” (New York Daily News)

“A poignant, wise love story.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“The inspirational account of a woman whose ALS diagnosis and subsequent physical decline don’t prevent her from enjoying life to the fullest, which she proves.” (O, the Oprah Magazine)

“The tales are painfully honest, and they’re heartbreaking because we know the inevitable outcome. But mostly, they’re inspiring. Spencer-Wendel, even in the darkest of moments, remains insistent on happiness-staggeringly so.” (U.S. News & World Report)

Quatrième de couverture :

In June 2011, Susan Spencer-Wendel learned she had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)—Lou Gehrig's disease—an irreversible condition that destroys the nerves that power the muscles. She was forty-four years old, with a devoted husband and three young children, and she had only one year of health remaining.

She decided to live that year with joy, spending time with her family and building a meeting place for friends. And, as her health declined, she took seven trips with the seven most important people in her life—to the Yukon, Hungary, the Bahamas, and Cyprus. She swam with the dolphins with her sons and went to New York City with her teenage daughter.

From the parking lot where she cried after her diagnosis to a snowy hot springs near the Arctic Circle, from a hilarious family Christmas disaster to the monastery in Cyprus where she rediscovered her heritage, Until I Say Good-Bye is Susan Spencer-Wendel's unforgettable gift to her loved ones and to us: a record of their final experiences together and a reminder that every day is better when it is lived with joy.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Large Print
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 006225345X
• ISBN 13: 9780062253453
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 448