{"product_id":"no-saints-around-here-9780816692866","title":"No Saints around Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While some readers may find the title of Susan Allen Toth’s \u003ci\u003eNo Saints around Here\u003c\/i\u003e unintentionally ironic, it came to seem no more than apt to me. Halfway through the book, I was wondering how many saints could have matched her devotion in the care she gave to her husband or achieved the honesty, humor, and vividness of her moving account.\" —Garret Keizer, author of \u003ci\u003ePrivacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHelp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"That may be the book's greatest value—that caregivers of loved ones reading it will take comfort in knowing that what they are going through has been shared by many others.\" —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an important book, not just for lonely caregivers but also for us all. It ought to be required reading for anyone in a position to affect funding and social policy to benefit those who toil to care for others.\" —\u003ci\u003eStar Tribune\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Each time I sat down and opened the book, I felt I was reading a heartfelt letter from a friend.\" —\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While some readers may find the title of Susan Allen Toth’s \u003ci\u003eNo Saints around Here\u003c\/i\u003e unintentionally ironic, it came to seem no more than apt to me. Halfway through the book, I was wondering how many saints could have matched her devotion in the care she gave to her husband or achieved the honesty, humor, and vividness of her moving account.\" —Garret Keizer, author of \u003ci\u003ePrivacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHelp\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"It is an honest and simple telling of her struggles, grief, pain, anger, and even hope as she sought to keep James at home to the very end which she did....I really appreciated this book for its practical wisdom and insight it offers both in my own care giving role and in my work as a clergy. I will be recommending it to others as a guide to help them as care givers and as those who help care givers. I rate this book an ‘outstanding’ read.\" —Le Padre Ver Livre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With honesty, humor, and a beautiful and steadfast love for James, Susan carries the reader through all the ups and mostly downs of in-the-trenches caregiving. \" —\u003ci\u003eMainstay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Read it, read it, whether or not you’re a caregiver. You never know when you might become one.\" —Dave Wood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cb\u003eNo Saints around Here\u003cb\u003eTogether\u003cb\u003eRed Flag in the Mailbox\u003cb\u003eHis Cold, My Cold\u003cb\u003eLet Me Count the Ways\u003cb\u003eFailing Battery\u003cb\u003eSleeping with a Wombat\u003cb\u003eStuff, Stuff, Stuff\u003cb\u003eOverloaded\u003cb\u003eThe Nursing Home on the Hill\u003cb\u003eTeeth Torture Time\u003cb\u003eTime on the Tundra\u003cb\u003eHow Is James?\u003cb\u003ePriorities: Blue Jeans\u003cb\u003eSmiling under Water\u003cb\u003eBeige Lies, Pink Lies, Purple Lies\u003cb\u003eA Very Short Tooth Tale\u003cb\u003eHanging On\u003cb\u003eAbsent Friends\u003cb\u003eNo Skipping to the Last Page\u003cb\u003eMy Adventures with Gentlemen’s Pads\u003cb\u003eThe Voice in the Bathroom Cupboard\u003cb\u003eJust a Minute!\u003cb\u003eAt the Foot of the Roller Coaster\u003cb\u003eGravy\u003cb\u003eHome, Alone\u003cb\u003eThrough the Hospice Door\u003cb\u003eTime, Again\u003cb\u003eOff the Balance Beam\u003cb\u003eWhaddya Know, Joe?\u003cb\u003eObsessions\u003cb\u003eThe Last Christmas\u003cb\u003eSilver Anniversary\u003cb\u003eThe Net Is Larger Than You Can Imagine\u003cb\u003eAn Unexpected Corner of My Net\u003cb\u003eThe Long Passage\u003cb\u003eCensus Day\u003cb\u003eLiving in a Bubble\u003cb\u003eUnmoored\u003cb\u003eThe Base Line\u003cb\u003eVanishing Perspective\u003cb\u003eFrench Toast\u003cb\u003eFirestorm\u003cb\u003eA Ring among the Ashes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCoda\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MP - University Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038555603287,"sku":"9780816692866","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816692866.jpg?v=1750940659","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-saints-around-here-9780816692866","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}