The last act of love : the story of my brother and his sister /
In the summer of 1990 - two weeks before his GCSE results, which turned out to be the best in his school - Cathy Rentzenbrink's brother Matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night out, suffering serious head injuries. He was left in a permanent vegetative state. Over the follow...
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Published: |
Picador,
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Publisher Address: | London : |
Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | Paperback edition. |
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Summary: |
In the summer of 1990 - two weeks before his GCSE results, which turned out to be the best in his school - Cathy Rentzenbrink's brother Matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night out, suffering serious head injuries. He was left in a permanent vegetative state. Over the following years, Cathy and her parents took care of Matty - they built an extension onto the village pub where they lived and worked; they talked to him, fed him, bathed him, loved him. But there came a point at which it seemed the best thing they could do for Matty - and for themselves - was let him go. With unflinching honesty and raw emotional power, Cathy describes the unimaginable pain of losing her brother and the decision that changed her family's lives forever. |
Item Description: | Previous edition: 2015. |
Carrier Form: | 248 pages ; 20 cm |
ISBN: |
9781447286394 (paperback) : 1447286391 (paperback) |
Index Number: | RB150 |
CLC: | K835.618.9 |
Call Number: | K835.618.9/R422 |