Dying A Memoir
Dying: A Memoir by Cory Taylor, published by National Geographic Books on August 22, 2017, is a poignant exploration of mortality through the lens of personal experience. At sixty, Taylor confronts her terminal melanoma-related brain cancer, offering readers an intimate look at the complexities of dying. This memoir captures her reflections on vulnerability, strength, and the emotional landscape of facing death, all while weighing less than her neighbor’s dog.
In this 152-page edition, Taylor shares her thoughts on the lessons learned from her illness, including the intertwined feelings of anger and acceptance. She recalls the lives and deaths of her parents and contemplates the desire to choose the circumstances of her own death. Dying: A Memoir serves as a thoughtful meditation on death, infused with humor and wisdom, providing a vocabulary for discussing one of life’s most challenging realities.
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“Bracing and beautiful . . . Every human should read it.” —The New York Times
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice and 2017 Critics’ Pick
One of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2017
At the age of sixty, Cory Taylor is dying of melanoma-related brain cancer. Her illness is no longer treatable: she now weighs less than her neighbor’s retriever. As her body weakens, she describes the experience—the vulnerability and strength, the courage and humility, the anger and acceptance—of knowing she will soon die.
Written in the space of a few weeks, in a tremendous creative surge, this powerful and beautiful memoir is a clear-eyed account of what dying teaches: Taylor describes the tangle of her feelings, remembers the lives and deaths of her parents, and examines why she would like to be able to choose the circumstances of her death.
Taylor’s last words offer a vocabulary for readers to speak about the most difficult thing any of us will face. And while Dying: A Memoir is a deeply affecting meditation on death, it is also a funny and wise tribute to life.
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