The Last Act of Love

The Last Act of Love

Author	Cathy Rentzenbrink
Language	English
Subject	Memoir
Published	2015
Publisher	Picador
Publication place	UK
ISBN	978-1-4472-8639-4

The Last Act of Love is a memoir by British memoirist Cathy Rentzenbrink, published in 2015 by Picador. ^{[1] [2]}

It tells the story of the author's brother's accident and resulting brain injury. He subsequently lay in a state of severe neurological impairment for the next eight years until the decision ("the last act of love") to turn off the assisted nutrition and hydration was made. ^[3]

It became a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Wellcome Book Prize. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Hutchcroft, Christopher; Jones, Matthew; Lavin, Tim; Lilleker, James; Molloy, Jane; McKee, David; Richardson, Anna; Mohanraj, Rajiv (1 October 2021). "The Last Act of Love" . Practical Neurology. 21 (5): 459. doi:10.1136/practneurol-2021-003018. ISSN   1474-7758. PMID   34155125.
2. "Industry Focus: A conversation with Cathy Retzenbrink". Falmouth University English & Creative Writing. 4 April 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
3. Kitzinger, Celia; Kitzinger, Jenny (October 2019). "Supporting families involved in court cases about life-sustaining treatment: Working as academics, advocates and activists". Bioethics. 33 (8): 896–907. doi:10.1111/bioe.12583. ISSN   0269-9702. PMID   30989675.
4. Haig, Matt (5 July 2015). "The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink review – uplifting memoir". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
5. "The Last Act of Love | Wellcome Book Prize". wellcomebookprize.org. Archived from the original on 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.