Living in Death's Shadow: Family Experiences of Terminal Care and Irreplaceable Loss

by Emily K Abel and Emily K. Abel

Challenging assumptions about caregiving for those dying of chronic illness.

What is it like to live with--and love--someone whose death, while delayed, is nevertheless foretold? In Living in Death's Shadow, Emily K. Abel, an expert on the history of death and dying, examines memoirs written between 1965 and 2014 by family members of people who died from chronic disease. In earlier eras, death generally occurred quickly from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421421844
• ISBN13: 9781421421841
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher