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Nikki Gemmell’s world changed forever when the body of her elderly mother was found and it became clear she had decided to end her own life. After the immediate shock came the guilt and the horror, for Nikki, her family, relatives and friends. No note was left, so the questions that Elayn’s euthanasia death raised were endless. Was it an act of independence, or its very opposite? A despairing act driven by a sense of hopelessness – or empowerment?
After is the story of Elayn Gemmell – and the often difficult, prickly relationship between parents and children, and how that can change over time. As anguished as it truthful, as powerful as it is profound, After is about life, death, elderly parents, hurt and healing, and about how little, sometimes, we know the ones we love the most.
A deeply intimate, fiercely beautiful, bold and important book.
Nikki Gemmell’s world changed forever when the body of her elderly mother was found and it became clear she had decided to end her own life. After the immediate shock came the guilt and the horror, for Nikki, her family, relatives and friends. No note was left, so the questions that Elayn’s euthanasia death raised were endless. Was it an act of independence, or its very opposite? A despairing act driven by a sense of hopelessness – or empowerment?
After is the story of Elayn Gemmell – and the often difficult, prickly relationship between parents and children, and how that can change over time. As anguished as it truthful, as powerful as it is profound, After is about life, death, elderly parents, hurt and healing, and about how little, sometimes, we know the ones we love the most.
A deeply intimate, fiercely beautiful, bold and important book.
Australia's bravest and most honest writer explores the devastating aftermath of her elderly mother's decision to end her own life.
Nikki Gemmell is the bestselling author of 13 novels, five works of non-fiction and, as N.J. Gemmell, six children’s books. Her work has received international critical acclaim and her books have been translated into 22 languages. She is also a columnist for the Weekend Australian Magazine. She was born in Wollongong, New South Wales. Nikki Gemmell is the bestselling author of 13 novels, five works of non-fiction and, as N.J. Gemmell, six children’s books. Her work has received international critical acclaim and her books have been translated into 22 languages. She is also a columnist for the Weekend Australian Magazine. She was born in Wollongong, New South Wales. Jennifer Vuletic is an Australian actress, singer and NIDA graduate from the class of 1984. She has enjoyed a varied career travelling all over Australia and the world, and has toured internationally with the hit show Mamma Mia!, playing the role of Tanya. She also performed in Menopause The Musical, The Women of Troy and Jerry Springer: The Opera. She has recorded audiobooks for over 24 years and has won numerous awards for her narrations, including the Trish Trinick Award for Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things.
'Eloquent and shatteringly honest ... Although Gemmell's pain is
raw, her prose is polished ... [and] rich with metaphor, symbolism
and imagery.'
*Sydney Morning Herald*
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