What makes a good death? A good daughter? In 2009, with her forties
and a wave of austerity on the horizon, Marianne
Brooker’s mother was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple
Sclerosis. She made a workshop of herself and her surroundings,
combining creativity and activism in unlikely ways, but over
time her ability to work, to move and to live without pain
diminished drastically. In Intervals, Brooker charts her care
for her mother, following her decision to refuse food and water in
a bid to end her suffering. She turns to various sources – from
Anne Boyer and Donald Winnicott, to Practical
Magic and Coraline – to make sense of this
experience and to explore the precarious space between proximity
and complicity. Blending memoir, polemic and feminist
philosophy, Intervals is a deeply moving work
that harnesses the political potential of grief
to raise essential questions about choice, interdependence
and end-of-life care.
General
| Imprint: |
Fitzcarraldo Editions
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2024 |
| First published: |
2024 |
| Authors: |
Marianne Brooker
|
| Dimensions: |
197 x 125mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
112 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80427-083-7 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-80427-083-0 |
| Barcode: |
9781804270837 |
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