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Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost 600 women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities ("Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to love a man totally...because that would mean I didn't love my father anymore." - Leslie).

Rebecca Little and Colleen Long, childhood friends who grew up to be journalists, both experienced late-term loss, and together they take an incisive, deeply reported look at the issue, working to shatter taboos that have made so many pregnant people feel ashamed and alone.

Dame Sue Black es una de las científicas forenses más reconocidas del mundo y se enfrenta a la muerte todos los días: analiza restos mortales humanos en su laboratorio, en lugares de entierro y en escenas de violencia, asesinatos y desmembramiento criminal. Sus aportaciones en el análisis de muertes en masa debido a guerras, desastres naturales o accidentes han sido fundamentales. La autora revela los muchos rostros de la muerte que ha llegado a conocer, utilizando distintos casos clave y experiencias de su vida personal para explorar cómo se ha desarrollado la ciencia forense.

The collected radio shows of award-winning stand-up comedian Bridget Christie 'The current queen of crusading UK comedy' - Guardian Writer, actress and stand-up star Bridget Christie has won numerous awards, performed 12 hit Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and written the critically-acclaimed...

The night before her father dies, 18-year-old Jeannie Vanasco promises she will write a book for him. But this isn't the book she imagined. The Glass Eye is Jeannie's struggle to honor her father, her larger-than-life hero but also the man who named her after his daughter from a previous marriage, a daughter who died. After his funeral, Jeannie spends the next decade in escalating mania, in and out of hospitals - increasingly obsessed with the other Jeanne. Obsession turns to investigation as Jeannie hunts for clues into the mysterious circumstances of her death.

Si è spenta la cara esistenza terrena di Laura Santi, giornalista 50enne, affetta da una forma progressiva ed avanzata di sclerosi multipla. E’ stata la prima persona in Umbria (novembre 2024) e la nona in Italia ad essere ammessa al suicidio assistito.