MARC record from Internet Archive

LEADER: 04853cam 2200709Ia 4500
001 ocn775439075
003 OCoLC
005 20211228075559.0
008 120207s2011 onc o 000 0ceng d
006 m o d
007 cr cnu---unuuu
040 $aTEFOD$beng$epn$cTEFOD$dOCLCQ$dN$T$dTEFOD$dIDEBK$dYDXCP$dRECBK$dTEFOD$dOCLCQ$dOCLCF$dOCL$dEBLCP
019 $a842875598$a869497893$a904824406$a1156054684
020 $a9780307370471$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a030737047X$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a1299106900$q(ebk)
020 $a9781299106901$q(ebk)
020 $z9780307356413
020 $z0307356418
028 01 $aEB00168700$bRecorded Books
035 $a(OCoLC)775439075$z(OCoLC)842875598$z(OCoLC)869497893$z(OCoLC)904824406$z(OCoLC)1156054684
037 $aCD2AF6E7-997E-4B43-8BC1-0E3F4CEB2C1E$bOverDrive, Inc.$nhttp://www.overdrive.com
050 4 $aPR9199.4.M678$bS83 2011eb
072 7 $aBIO$x007000$2bisacsh
072 7 $aLIT$x004020$2bisacsh
082 04 $a813/.6$222
100 1 $aMotyer, Arthur.
245 14 $aThe staircase letters :$ban extraordinary friendship at the end of life /$cArthur Motyer ; with Elma Gerwin & Carol Shields.
260 $a[Toronto] :$bVintage Canada,$c[2011]
300 $a1 online resource
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $acomputer$bc$2rdamedia
338 $aonline resource$bcr$2rdacarrier
520 $aOf the magic of everyday life in the shadow of death'chickens must be cooked for dinner parties, and grandson's questions about God must be answered!'The Staircase Letters is a moving and profound story of friendship and facing the end of life. When Elma Gerwin found out in 2001 at the age of 61 that she had cancer, she reached out to two coasts and to two old friends. One was Arthur Motyer, novelist and teacher, and Elma's university professor from forty years before, and the other was acclaimed novelist Carol Shields, who was facing her own battle with cancer. Years later, Arthur is the only survivor. Still contemplating how Elma's and Carol's correspondence affected him, he has gracefully brought the letters together and interspersed them with literary references and poetry. As both women's illnesses progress, they compare notes on the ups and downs of living with cancer'the joy when Elma is told one area is cancer-free, followed quickly by the terrible news that the cancer has spread; the delight in having family near, while the thought of saying goodbye seems impossible. The advice they give each other'from how to approach treatments to how to get to sleep at night'is heartfelt, warm and often leavened with humour. As Carol and Elma contemplate what happiness is and how one makes a "good death," 74-year-old Arthur, feeling inadequate in the face of such fundamental questions, discovers that he is exactly where he should be. In The Staircase Letters, the reader catches a rare and touching glimpse of the lives of three extraordinary people'two facing death and one left behind. From the Hardcover edition.
600 10 $aMotyer, Arthur$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aGerwin, Elma$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aShields, Carol$vCorrespondence.
600 17 $aMotyer, Arthur.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01605695
600 17 $aShields, Carol.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst00007957
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY$xLiterary.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aLITERARY CRITICISM$xAmerican$xGeneral.$2bisacsh
655 4 $aElectronic books.
655 7 $aPersonal correspondence.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919948
655 0 $aElectronic books.
700 1 $aShields, Carol.
700 1 $aGerwin, Elma.
776 08 $iPrint version:$z9781299106901
856 40 $3EBSCOhost$uhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=752149
856 40 $3MyiLibrary$uhttp://www.myilibrary.com?id=441940
856 40 $3OverDrive$uhttps://www.overdrive.com/search?q=CD2AF6E7-997E-4B43-8BC1-0E3F4CEB2C1E
856 40 $uhttp://rbdigital.oneclickdigital.com
856 4 $3Excerpt$uhttp://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-410/0111-1/CD2/AF6/E7/StaircaseLettersAnExtraordinaryFriend9780307370471.epub
856 4 $3Excerpt$uhttps://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=CD2AF6E7-997E-4B43-8BC1-0E3F4CEB2C1E&.epub-sample.overdrive.com
856 4 $3Image$uhttp://images.contentreserve.com/ImageType-100/0111-1/{CD2AF6E7-997E-4B43-8BC1-0E3F4CEB2C1E}Img100.jpg
856 40 $zClick here to view book$uhttp://public.eblib.com/choice/PublicFullRecord.aspx?p=6075766
938 $aEBSCOhost$bEBSC$n752149
938 $aProQuest MyiLibrary Digital eBook Collection$bIDEB$ncis24699711
938 $aRecorded Books, LLC$bRECE$nrbeEB00168700
938 $aYBP Library Services$bYANK$n11760733
938 $aProQuest Ebook Central$bEBLB$nEBL6075766
994 $aZ0$bP4A
948 $hNO HOLDINGS IN P4A - 33 OTHER HOLDINGS