Some Deaths Before Dying

Rachel is old, paralyzed, barely able to speak, and dying. She has a strong mind and vivid memories though, and is determined to hold on to both until the end, so that she can die fully aware, fully herself. Suddenly she learns that a precious possession, one with a dangerous history, has gone from the place where she thought she had hidden it. Her whole past starts to unravel. With the help of her nurse and a young stranger she must rake through the years, through her memories, through her photographs, so that she can know the truth, and die as she has chosen. And in her search she learns that the living death she now endures is not the only one. There are other kinds, and worse deaths, before dying.

Author: Peter Dickinson
Publisher: Mysterious Press
Published: 06/01/1999
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.13w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780892966967

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/1999 pg. 66
Library Journal 04/01/1999 pg. 128
Kirkus Reviews 04/01/1999 pg. 488
Publishers Weekly 04/19/1999 pg. 64
Booklist 04/15/1999 pg. 1471
Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 88
New York Times 07/27/1999 pg. 26
New York Times 12/05/1999 pg. 101
Publishers Weekly Best Books 01/01/1999 pg. 47
Library Journal 02/01/1999