![]() “It’s a great joy in life to talk about the people you love. ![]() “In our society, after someone dies, there’s a period where you’re almost supposed to stop talking about her,” Schwalbe says from his New York City apartment, where he lives with his longtime partner David. In it, he chronicles the many books that he and his mother, Mary Anne, read together, and how those books shaped their final years together. Their informal waiting-room book club endured for the remaining two years of her life, and led to this tender tribute to Schwalbe’s mother and also to the universal power of books to unite and heal. ![]() ![]() Both book lovers-Schwalbe is the former editor-in-chief of Hyperion Books-they often passed the time by reading, talking about reading or both. What self-respecting reader isn't a sucker for a great book about other great books? The End of Your Life Book Club is that much and more.Īfter Will Schwalbe’s 73-year-old mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2007, he began accompanying her to many of her chemotherapy treatments and doctor’s appointments. ![]()
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