During her treatment for cancer, Mary Anne Schwalbe and her son Will spent many hours sitting in waiting rooms together. To pass the time, they would talk about the books they were reading. Once, by chance, they read the same book at the same time—and an informal book club of two was born. Through their wide-ranging reading, Will and Mary Anne—and we, their fellow readers—are . The End of Your Life Book Club is a memoir by Will Schwalbe about his mother Mary Ann, who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer after returning from a humanitarian aid trip. Schwalbe writes about his mother and her inspiring life's work, but also about the book club that the two of them began after learning of her diagnosis. The official website for Will Schwalbe, author of Books For Living, The End of Your Life Book Club, and Send. From Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club. A celebration of reading and an exploration of the way that specific books can help guide us through our daily lives.
The End of Your Life Book Club is that much and more. After Will Schwalbe's year-old mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in , he began accompanying her to many of her chemotherapy treatments and doctor's appointments. Both book lovers—Schwalbe is the former editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books—they often passed the time by. A profoundly moving memoir of loss that is also a joyful, and often humorous, celebration of life—Will's love letter to his mother, and theirs to the printed. Though I purchased Will Schwalbe's "The End of Your Life Book Club" not too long after it was published, I began to read it shortly after my own mother had passed away. My decision to read the book was based on my own relationship with my mother. We both shared a love of books. My mother was a voracious reader, a trait she passed on to me.
The official website for Will Schwalbe, author of Books For Living, The End of Your Life Book Club, and Send. From Will Schwalbe, author of The End of Your Life Book Club. A celebration of reading and an exploration of the way that specific books can help guide us through our daily lives. The End of Your Life Book Club Will Schwalbe, Knopf Doubleday pp. ISBN Summary “What are you reading?” That’s the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. The End of Your Life Book Club is a memoir by Will Schwalbe about his mother Mary Ann, who was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer after returning from a humanitarian aid trip. Schwalbe writes about his mother and her inspiring life's work, but also about the book club that the two of them began after learning of her diagnosis.
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