Thirty million people today care for ailing family members in their own homes--a number that will increase dramatically over the next decade as baby boomers enter old age, as soldiers return home from war mentally and physically wounded, as medical advances extend lives and health insurance fails to cover them.

Offering both companionship and guidance to the people who find themselves caring for their intimates, An Uncertain Inheritance is a collection of essays from some of the country's most accomplished writers. Poignant, honest, sometimes heartbreaking, often wry, and funny, here is a book that examines caregiving from every angle, revealing the pain, intimacy, and grace inherent in this meaningful relationship.

Author: Nell Casey
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 12/02/2008
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.51lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.26w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780060875312


Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 01/11/2009 pg. 20

About the Author
Casey, Nell: -

The editor of the national bestseller Unholy Ghost, Nell Caseyhas written for Slate, the New York Times, Salon, Elle, and Glamour, among other publications. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and son.