After / Nikki Gemmell.

Author
Gemmell, Nikki [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Sydney, N.S.W. : Fourth Estate, 2017.
  • ©2017
Description
300 pages ; 22 cm

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    Nikki Gemmell's world changed forever in October 2015 when the body of her elderly mother was found and it became clear she had decided to end her own life. After the immediate shock and devastation came the guilt and the horror, for Nikki, her family, relatives and friends. No note was left, so the questions that Elayn's death raised were endless. Was the decision an act of independence or the very opposite? Was it a desperate act driven by hopelessness and anger, or was her euthanasia a reasoned act of empowerment? After is the story of Elayn Gemmell - and the often difficult, prickly relationship between mothers and daughters, and how that changes over time. As anguished as it truthful, as powerful as it is profound, After is about life, death, elderly parents, mothers and daughters, hurt and healing, and about how little, sometimes, we know the ones we love the most.
    ISBN
    • 9781460753057 ((hardcover))
    • 1460753054
    LCCN
    2017431325
    OCLC
    960331396
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