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"Amy and Brian's world was changed forever with his diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer's. Forced to confront the daily frustrations and realities of the disease and its impact on their lives and marriage, Brian resolved not to let it dictate his life and instead asked himself: What makes life meaningful, and how do I want to live the rest of mine? His decision led them to learn about Dignitas and to fly to Zürich for a peaceful ending of Brian's life. In Love is the illuminating story of a marriage, of the gradual awareness that something was deeply wrong, and of a disease's effect on a man, a woman, a family. What were the signs that Brian and Amy brushed aside, and how did they cope when they could no longer ignore the truth as confirmed by an MRI? Why, in retrospect, did Brian decide to retire from his architecture practice earlier than he had planned? Bloom goes on to recount their search for a dignified and kind solution to the pain of Brian's life, and their discovery of Dignitas in Zurich, where the choice for a dignified end of life can be realized. In this moving memoir, Bloom also writes of their life together before Alzheimer's, and of a love that runs so deep that they were willing to work to find a courageous way to part."-- Provided by publisher

Hidden love in the White House in 1930s and 1940s America, from a master storyteller at the height of her powers.

Eine Frau heiratet viel zu jung einen viel zu alten Mann und ist in ihrer grundlosen Eifersucht weniger lebendig als der Sterbende an ihrer Seite. Zwei Schwestern erfahren im Erwachsenenalter, dass ihre Mutter früher zwei Männer liebte. Eine Alleinerziehende muss akzeptieren, dass ihre einzige Tochter ein Junge im Körper eines Mädchens ist - ungewöhnliche Geschichten, die von Schuld, Schicksalsschlägen, Liebe und Leidenschaft erzählen und so erschütternd wie tröstlich sind. „Erzählungen, von denen jede einzelne so schön und berührend ist, dass man sich bei jeder Geschichte wünscht, sie würde weitergehen und zu einem Roman werden.“ Christine Westermann „Amy Bloom ist eine psychotherapeutische Alchemistin, die den Schrotthaufen chaotischer Alltagswirren in das Gold künstlerisch geformter Fiktion verwandelt.“ Newsday

Amy Bloom has long been regarded as a master of the short story form. Here, her brilliance shines across two decades and more than twenty-five stories. From the bereaved widow who finds unexpected comfort in 'Sleepwalking', to the matchmaking shrink in 'Psychoanalysis Changed My Life'; from the teenage girl furious at her dying mother in 'Hold Tight' to the transgressive lovers of 'The Gates Are Closing'; from the married friends irresistibly drawn to one another in 'William and Clare' to the brave and heartless girl in 'Permafrost' - these are stories brimming with life and grief, erotically charged and beautifully crafted.

When Eva's mother abandons her on Iris's front porch, the girls don't seem to have much in common - except, they soon discover, a father. Thrown together with no mothers to care for them and a father who could not be considered a parent, Iris and Eva become one another's family. Iris wants to be a movie star; Eva is her sidekick. Together, they journey across 1940s America from scandal in Hollywood to the jazz clubs and golden mansions of Long Island, stumbling, cheating and loving their way through a landscape of war, betrayals and big dreams

Das Buch erzählt von einem Geschwisterpaar, das sich wünscht, dass ihr sadistischer Vater vor der Mutter stirbt, während Ray, ein rüstiger Anwalt, sich in die jüngere Randeane verliebt und seine Liebe zu seiner Frau Ellie wiederentdeckt. Zudem muss die alleinerziehende Jane lernen, dass Jessie ein Junge im Mädchenkörper ist.

A thrilling and resonant novel from the author of Away, about loyalty, ambition, and the pleasures and perils of family, set in 1940s America. When Eva's mother abandons her on Iris's front porch, the girls don't seem to have much in common - except, they soon discover, a father. Thrown together with no mothers to care for them and a father who could not be considered a parent, Iris and Eva become one another's family. Iris wants to be a movie star; Eva is her sidekick. Together, they journey across 1940s America from scandal in Hollywood to the jazz clubs and golden mansions of Long Island, stumbling, cheating and loving their way through a landscape of war, betrayals and big dreams.

"It's not all mulch and sunshine out there." When Little Sweet Potato rolls away from his patch, he is forced to search for a new home. He stumbles upon some very mean plants on his journey and begins to wonder if maybe he is too lumpy and bumpy to belong anywhere. Will Little Sweet Potato ever find a home that's just right for him? Amy Beth Bloom and Noah Z. Jones have created a funny and timeless tale about appreciating one's self, lumps and bumps and all, and finding a community that takes all kinds.

""The New York Times"-bestselling author of "Away" returns with a collection of stories showing the beautiful flaws of humanity. Amy Bloom gets more meaning into individual sentences than most authors manage in whole books.--"The New Yorker."

Eine Frau heiratet viel zu jung einen viel zu alten Mann und ist in ihrer grundlosen Eifersucht weniger lebendig als der Sterbende an ihrer Seite. Zwei Schwestern erfahren im Erwachsenenalter, dass ihre Mutter früher zwei Männer liebte. Eine Alleinerziehende muss akzeptieren, dass ihre einzige Tochter ein Junge im Körper eines Mädchens ist - ungewöhnliche Geschichten, die von Schuld, Schicksalsschlägen, Liebe und Leidenschaft erzählen und so erschütternd wie tröstlich sind. "Erzählungen, von denen jede einzelne so schön und berührend ist, dass man sich bei jeder Geschichte wünscht, sie würde weitergehen und zu einem Roman werden." Christine Westermann"Amy Bloom ist eine psychotherapeutische Alchemistin, die den Schrotthaufen chaotischer Alltagswirren in das Gold künstlerisch geformter Fiktion verwandelt." Newsday