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A year-long journey by the renowned psychiatrist and his writer wife after her terminal diagnosis, as they reflect on how to love and live without regret Internationally acclaimed psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom devoted his career to counseling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his wife, esteemed feminist author Marilyn Yalom, was diagnosed with cancer. In A Matter of Death and Life, Marilyn and Irv share how they took on profound new struggles: Marilyn to die a good death, Irv to live on without her. In alternating accounts of their last months together and Irv's first months alone, they offer us a rare window into facing mortality and coping with the loss of one's beloved. The Yaloms had numerous blessings--a loving family, a Palo Alto home under a magnificent valley oak, a large circle of friends, avid readers around the world, and a long, fulfilling marriage--but they faced death as we all do. With the wisdom of those who have thought deeply, and the familiar warmth of teenage sweethearts who've grown up together, they investigate universal questions of intimacy, love, and grief. Informed by two lifetimes of experience, A Matter of Death and Life is an openhearted offering to anyone seeking support, solace, and a meaningful life.

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An unforgettable and achingly beautiful story of enduring love. I will be thinking about this for years to come. -- Lori Gottlieb, New York Times bestselling author Exquisite, candid, and vulnerable. Every person would benefit from multiple readings of this intelligently relatable book. -- Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, author of Bearing the Unbearable It will inspire you and perhaps move you to look differently at your life--it did that for me. -- Abraham Verghese, New York Times bestselling author The book has countless pieces of wisdom for anyone confronting death...The Yaloms' distinct [view points] are complements to each other and gifts to readers. A profound love story with lessons for how to live as well as how to die. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) The Yaloms co-write the story of their emotional and moral caregiving for each other...It is a book that transforms the reader. -- Arthur Kleinman, author of The Soul of Care

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Irvin D. Yalom, emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, is the author of internationally bestselling books, including Love's Executioner, The Gift of Therapy, Becoming Myself, and When Nietzsche Wept. Marilyn Yalom's books include classics of cultural history such as A History of the Wife, Birth of the Chess Queen, and How the French Invented Love, as well as her final book released posthumously, Innocent Witnesses: Childhood Memories of World War II. Pam Ward, an AudioFile Earphones Award-winning narrator, found her true calling reading books for the blind and physically handicapped for the Library of Congress' Talking Books program. The fact that she can work with Blackstone Audio from the beauty of the mountains of Southern Oregon is an unexpected bonus. Jim Frangione is an actor and audiobook narrator who won AudioFile magazine's 2011 Best Voice in Mystery and Suspense for his reading of Philip Carter's The Altar of Bones and Spencer Quinn's To Fetch a Thief. He has won numerous Earphones Awards and has been was a finalist for the prestigious Audie Award. His theater credits include the off-Broadway production of Scrambled Eggs and the New York premiere of David Mamet's plays The Old Neighborhood, Romance, and Oleanna, in which he also performed with the national tour. His film and television appearances include Joy, Transamerica, Spartan, Heist, Brotherhood, The Unit, and Law & Order.

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