#1762 Amy Bloom “In Love”| The Book Show

April 26, 2022 00:27:27
#1762 Amy Bloom “In Love”| The Book Show
The Book Show
#1762 Amy Bloom “In Love”| The Book Show

Apr 26 2022 | 00:27:27

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Show Notes

Amy Bloom’s memoir, "In Love," asks: what are you willing to do for the one you love? And what is our own right to die? Bloom describes the events that took place from the time of her husband’s diagnosis with Alzheimer’s, until his death by “accompanied suicide” with Dignitas in Zurich.

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