Author : Hollis Giammatteo
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1631520482
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Book Synopsis The Shelf Life of Ashes by : Hollis Giammatteo
Download or read book The Shelf Life of Ashes written by Hollis Giammatteo and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Hollis Giammatteo sought a job working with the elderly, she did so with the intention of finding models of healthy aging. And she failed. In The Shelf Life of Ashes, Giammatteo chronicles her experiences with her wards, as well as the trip she embarks upon when her mother, who is convinced she is dying, entreats her to come “home.” Trips back, traumas triggered, identity in crisis, equanimity gained—this quasi-comic, concentrated journey engages the reader in the process of naming and facing the tasks involved in growing old, while asking a simple but weighted question: Can aging be done well?