From the Publisher
"Eloquent and uncommonly moving… Nuland writes with unsentimental passion."- Time
"Engrossing… We are in the hands of a remarkable portraitist whose cultivated thought… quietly and informatively instructs and advises us on a subject of universal concern."- The New York Times Book Review
"Nuland's work acknowledges, with unmatched clarity, the harsh realities of how life departs… There is compassion, and often wisdom, in every page."- San Francisco Examiner
"Nuland combines the clinical eye of a physician with… emotional and philosophical reflectiveness."- Newsday
