{"product_id":"absolutely-delicious-alison-jean-lester-9781838112400","title":"Absolutely Delicious: A Chronicle of Extraordinary Dying","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a life marbled with exploration, academia, and domesticity, the writer Valerie Lester retired to a residential hospice and set about enjoying the final act of her life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. \u003cem\u003eEnjoying\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe knew just where she wanted to be, with whom, doing what, and she communicated this to her family and friends with clarity and consistency. She died nine weeks later, having engaged in dying with equanimity, curiosity, and even amusement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAbsolutely Delicious\u003c\/em\u003e, Valerie's daughter, the writer Alison Jean Lester, describes the roads leading to her mother's cooperation with her terminal disease and her decision to forego treatments that might have prolonged her life, but also might have ruined her death. It is a story that illuminates the benefits of acceptance and the many gifts offered by daring to own one's end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Jean Lester\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1838112405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781838112400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bench Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.43d","brand":"Alison Jean Lester","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44131197387007,"sku":"9781838112400","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f51765ef-d306-4046-b424-5a879d3f1c85.jpg?v=1687473543","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/absolutely-delicious-alison-jean-lester-9781838112400","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}