The Last Act of Love
The Last Act of Love is a memoir by British memoirist Cathy Rentzenbrink, published in 2015 by Picador.[1][2]
It tells the story of the author's brother's accident and resulting brain injury. He subsequently lay in a state of severe neurological impairment for the next eight years until the decision ("the last act of love") to turn off the assisted nutrition and hydration was made.[3]
It became a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize.[4][5]
References
- PMID 34155125.
- ^ "Industry Focus: A conversation with Cathy Retzenbrink". Falmouth University English & Creative Writing. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- PMID 30989675.
- ^ Haig, Matt (5 July 2015). "The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink review – uplifting memoir". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "The Last Act of Love | Wellcome Book Prize". wellcomebookprize.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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