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Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry
Book of the Week. Sarah Perry's powerful memoir about the last days of her father-in-law David's life: she nursed him at home with her husband Rob. Read by Louise Brealey.
Book of the Week
Sarah Perry's powerful memoir about the last days of her father-in law David's life. Read by Louise Brealey.
Death of an Ordinary Man is an unstinting account of death by cancer, a reportage into the experience of caring, an exploration of the structural conditions of dying in the UK, and most importantly a testament to David's life, that of an ordinary man. Unflinching and profoundly moving, Sarah Perry confronts the taboo surrounding death and how the saddest thing she has ever seen is also the best thing she's ever done.
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