The Last Act of Love
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| Author | Cathy Rentzenbrink |
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| 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]
