{"product_id":"a-beautiful-sunset-everald-compton-9780648854609","title":"A Beautiful Sunset","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor half a century Everald Compton has been an active and passionate advocate for Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD), campaigning for the right to make a choice as to whether or not people may end their lives this way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Everald has written a fascinating novel that tells the story of four very different people facing death, and within each he finds the humane and very human story of coming to terms with the end of one's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree practice Christianity, although quite differently. The fourth is an Atheist. They share a doctor, a Muslim woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople who have a role in their lives are Jewish, Buddhist and Confucian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local Anglican Bishop is an African Matabele and their lawyer an eminent citizen on the fringes of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful is the word to describe the ending.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead this book and you will gain a clearer understanding of Voluntary Assisted Dying than if you attend a dozen learned lectures on it. You may also be moved to happily plan your own ideal final curtain call.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEverald is aged 89, proudly Australian, and ready, if circumstances dictate it, to end his life by VAD.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Everald Compton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648854604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648854609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Echo Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Everald Compton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473882890495,"sku":"9780648854609","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_007a9b23-feec-47a3-bc28-edc11280be7f.jpg?v=1762313530","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-beautiful-sunset-everald-compton-9780648854609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}