Publicado por Vintage Canada, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: HPB Inc., Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
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Publicado por Vintage Books Canada, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de America
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.8.
Publicado por Vintage Canada, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: medimops, Berlin, Alemania
Condición: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.
Publicado por Vintage Canada, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Softcover. Condición: Good. Full of the magic of everyday life in the shadow of death-chickens must be cooked for dinner parties, and grandsons questions about God must be answered!-The Staircase Letters is a moving and profound story of friendship and facing the end of life.When Elma Gerwin found out in 2001 at the age of 61 that she had cancer, she reached out to two coasts and to two old friends. One was Arthur Motyer, novelist and teacher, and Elmas university professor from forty years before, and the other was acclaimed novelist Carol Shields, who was facing her own battle with cancer.Years later, Arthur is the only survivor. Still contemplating how Elmas and Carols correspondence affected him, he has gracefully brought the letters together and interspersed them with literary references and poetry. As both womens illnesses progress, they compare notes on the ups and downs of living with cancer-the joy when Elma is told one area is cancer-free, followed quickly by the terrible news that the cancer has spread; the delight in having family near, while the thought of saying goodbye seems impossible. The advice they give each other-from how to approach treatments to how to get to sleep at night-is heartfelt, warm and often leavened with humour.As Carol and Elma contemplate what happiness is and how one makes a good death, 74-year-old Arthur, feeling inadequate in the face of such fundamental questions, discovers that he is exactly where he should be. In The Staircase Letters, the reader catches a rare and touching glimpse of the lives of three extraordinary people-two facing death and one left behind.
Publicado por Renouf Pub Co Ltd, 1912
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Canada
Condición: Very Good.
Publicado por Knopf Canada Okt 2008, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Alemania
Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Full of the magic of everyday life in the shadow of death-chickens must be cooked for dinner parties, and grandson's questions about God must be answered!-The Staircase Letters is a moving and profound story of friendship and facing the end of life.When Elma Gerwin found out in 2001 at the age of 61 that she had cancer, she reached out to two coasts and to two old friends. One was Arthur Motyer, novelist and teacher, and Elma's university professor from forty years before, and the other was acclaimed novelist Carol Shields, who was facing her own battle with cancer.Years later, Arthur is the only survivor. Still contemplating how Elma's and Carol's correspondence affected him, he has gracefully brought the letters together and interspersed them with literary references and poetry. As both women's illnesses progress, they compare notes on the ups and downs of living with cancer-the joy when Elma is told one area is cancer-free, followed quickly by the terrible news that the cancer has spread; the delight in having family near, while the thought of saying goodbye seems impossible. The advice they give each other-from how to approach treatments to how to get to sleep at night-is heartfelt, warm and often leavened with humour.As Carol and Elma contemplate what happiness is and how one makes a 'good death," 74-year-old Arthur, feeling inadequate in the face of such fundamental questions, discovers that he is exactly where he should be. In The Staircase Letters, the reader catches a rare and touching glimpse of the lives of three extraordinary people-two facing death and one left behind.
Publicado por Random House of Canada, 2008
ISBN 10: 0307356418 ISBN 13: 9780307356413
Librería: moluna, Greven, Alemania
Condición: New. Arthur Motyer was born in Bermuda and now lives in Sackville, New Brunswick. A Rhodes scholar, Member of the Order of New Brunswick and Professor Emeritus of English at Mount Allison University, he also wrote the novel What’s Remembered.