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Author: Sandra Martin
Publisher: HarperCollins (Canada) Ltd
Imprint: HarperCollins (Canada) Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 22.80cm
Weight: 0.460kg
ISBN: 9781443435970
ISBN 10: 144343597
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 29 June 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Sandra Martin, Canada s most eloquent obituary writer, brings her exquisite insight to the inescapable challenge of our lives: How to die. Her exploration of the human finale, including eldercare, assisted suicide, and spiritual reconciliation, help demystify the inevitable and prod us to live more profoundly.--Paula Todd, author of <em>A Quiet Courage: Inspiring Stories From All of Us</em>
A timely & deeply felt account of assisted dying: the histories, the issues.--Margaret Atwood via @Atwood A must read on this profoundly important topic, with no stone left unturned, no matter how painful or raw the issues.--Svend Robinson, NDP MP 1979-2004 There is a powerful, penetrating message: A good death should be considered a human right, and how we die the final choice each of us makes in life. --Andre Picard, health columnist for The Globe and Mail and author of The Gift of Death: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy Sandra Martin, Canada's most eloquent obituary writer, brings her exquisite insight to the inescapable challenge of our lives: How to die. Her exploration of the human finale, including eldercare, assisted suicide, and spiritual reconciliation, help demystify the inevitable and prod us to live more profoundly.--Paula Todd, author of A Quiet Courage: Inspiring Stories From All of Us Sandra Martin frankly challenges us to confront death. Through A Good Death, we learn about the people who helped shape our assisted death revolution. We are drawn deep into the complex medical, legal, and social realities of dying in Canada--and we will be the better for it.--Jocelyn Downie, Professor, Law and Medicine, Dalhousie University; Trudeau Fellow 2015
There is a powerful, penetrating message: A good death should be considered a human right, and how we die the final choice each of us makes in life. --Andre Picard, health columnist for <em>The Globe and Mail</em> and author of <em>The Gift of Death: Confronting Canada's Tainted Blood Tragedy</em>
Author Information
Sandra Martin, an award winning journalist and broadcaster, writes The Long Goodbye column for The Globe and Mail. Her previous books include Working the Dead Beat: 50 Lives that Changed Canada, The First Man in My Life: Daughters Write about Their Fathers and Card Tricks: Bankers Boomers and the Explosion of Plastic Credit.
