{"product_id":"death-of-an-ordinary-man-9781787336001","title":"Death of an Ordinary Man","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNow I understand there are no ordinary lives  that every death is the end of a single event in time's history: an event so improbable as to be miraculous, and irreplaceable in every particular.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah Perry''s father-in-law, David, died at home nine days after a cancer diagnosis and having previously been in the good health. The speed of his illness outstripped that of the NHS and social care, so the majority of nursing fell to Sarah and her husband. They witnessed what happens to the body and spirit, hour by hour, as it approaches death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath of an Ordinary Man \u003c\/i\u003eis an unstinting account of death by cancer, a reportage into the daily experience of caring, an exploration of the structural conditions of dying in the UK, and most importantly a testament to David's life, that of an ordinary man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnflinching and profoundly moving, Sarah Perry confronts the taboo surrounding death and shows us how to confront all of the terror and beauty that comes with the end of life - and how the saddest thing she has ever seen is also the best thing she''s ever done.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863883841879,"sku":"9781787336001","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781787336001.jpg?v=1759921270","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/death-of-an-ordinary-man-9781787336001","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}