Intimate Death

By (author): "Marie de Hennezel"
Genres:Nonfiction books  Memoir books  Medicine books  Philosophy books  Psychology books  Death books  
Publish Date: 1995
Intimate Death
ISBN0751523321
ISBN139780751523324
AsinIntimate Death
Original titleLa mort intime : Ceux qui vont mourir nous apprennent à vivre
The author spent seven years tending to the dying in a Parisian hospital for the terminally ill. Writing candidly and eloquently, she shows how death can be transformed from something lonely and agonizing into a sacred encounter, suffused by moments of profound humanity and peace.