(http://www.seniorlearn.org/bookclubs/endoflife/endlifebookclubcover.png) | “That’s one of the things that books do. They help us talk. But they also give us something we all can talk about when we don’t want to talk about ourselves.” In The End of Your Life Book Club, Will and Mary Anne Schwalbe share their hopes and concerns with each other—and rediscover their lives—through their favorite books... "This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother, who start a “book club” that brings them together as her life comes to a close. Over the next two years, Will and Mary Anne carry on conversations that are both wide-ranging and deeply personal, prompted by an eclectic array of books and a shared passion for reading. Throughout, they are constantly reminded of the power of books to comfort us, astonish us, teach us, and tell us what we need to do with our lives and in the world. Reading isn’t the opposite of doing; it’s the opposite of dying." Will Schwalbe |
his mother whose life closed with a huge effort to build libraries in AfghanistanGood point. I'm so glad you said that.