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Beyond Books: Memoirs That Reckon with Death [in The Booklist Reader]

16 Aug, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Lists, Memoir, Repost

Being part of the "sandwich generation" caught between aging parents and almost-adult children means that mortality begins to loom heavier as the years pass. Sharing the burden of tragedy with thoughtful, wise, and gentle others through books is certainly one of the most readily-available balms....

On My Own by Diane Rehm [in Library Journal]

16 May, by SIBookDragon in Adult Readers, Arab American, Audio, Egyptian American, Memoir, Nonfiction, Repost

Beloved NPR host Diane Rehm’s latest memoir begins with her husband John's end – depleted by Parkinson's disease, unable to "stand walk, eat, bathe, or in any way care for himself on his own, he was now ready to die." After 54 years of marriage –...

BookDragon On My Own Tag

Beyond Books: Memoirs That Reckon with Death [in The Booklist Reader]

On My Own by Diane Rehm [in Library Journal]

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