NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A powerful memoir of a love that leads
two people to find a courageous way to part--and a woman's struggle to
go forward in the face of loss--that "enriches the reader's life with
urgency and gratitude" (The Washington Post)
"A pleasure to read . . . Rarely has a memoir about death been so full
of life. . . . Bloom has a talent for mixing the prosaic and profound,
the slapstick and the serious."--USA Today
ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: Publishers Weekly
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review,
Time, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston
Globe, USA Today, Real Simple, Prospect (UK), She Reads, Kirkus
Reviews
Amy Bloom began to notice changes in her husband, Brian: He retired
early from a new job he loved; he withdrew from close friendships; he
talked mostly about the past. Suddenly, it seemed there was a glass wall
between them, and their long walks and talks stopped. Their world was
altered forever when an MRI confirmed what they could no longer ignore:
Brian had Alzheimer's disease.
Forced to confront the truth of the diagnosis and its impact on the
future he had envisioned, Brian was determined to die on his feet, not
live on his knees. Supporting each other in their last journey together,
Brian and Amy made the unimaginably difficult and painful decision to go
to Dignitas, an organization based in Switzerland that empowers a person
to end their own life with dignity and peace.
In this heartbreaking and surprising memoir, Bloom sheds light on a part
of life we so often shy away from discussing--its ending. Written in
Bloom's captivating, insightful voice and with her trademark wit and
candor, In Love is an unforgettable portrait of a beautiful marriage,
and a boundary-defying love.
Shortlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize
