The Shelf Life of Ashes

A Memoir

Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Aging, Health & Well Being, Health, Biography & Memoir
Cover of the book The Shelf Life of Ashes by Hollis Giammatteo, She Writes Press
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Author: Hollis Giammatteo ISBN: 9781631520488
Publisher: She Writes Press Publication: May 10, 2016
Imprint: She Writes Press Language: English
Author: Hollis Giammatteo
ISBN: 9781631520488
Publisher: She Writes Press
Publication: May 10, 2016
Imprint: She Writes Press
Language: English

When Hollis Giammatteo sought a job working with the elderly, she did so with the intention of finding models of healthy aging. And she failed. In The Shelf Life of Ashes, Giammatteo chronicles her experiences with her wards, as well as the trip she embarks upon when her mother, who is convinced she is dying, entreats her to come “home.” Trips back, traumas triggered, identity in crisis, equanimity gained—this quasi-comic, concentrated journey engages the reader in the process of naming and facing the tasks involved in growing old, while asking a simple but weighted question: Can aging be done well?

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When Hollis Giammatteo sought a job working with the elderly, she did so with the intention of finding models of healthy aging. And she failed. In The Shelf Life of Ashes, Giammatteo chronicles her experiences with her wards, as well as the trip she embarks upon when her mother, who is convinced she is dying, entreats her to come “home.” Trips back, traumas triggered, identity in crisis, equanimity gained—this quasi-comic, concentrated journey engages the reader in the process of naming and facing the tasks involved in growing old, while asking a simple but weighted question: Can aging be done well?

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