A Matter of Death and Life.
(review)

Veronika Valentová
Soukromá praxe, Praha

When, in 2019, Marilyn Yalom was diagnosed with a serious, life-threatening illness, the Yaloms decided to write a book together that would capture the reflections of a couple who have been married for sixty-five years and „who have the great good fortune to have each other on a journey that ultimately leads to death“ (M.Y., p. 7).
Despite the unquestionable thematic seriousness, the book has a somewhat hopeful tone too. Old age, death and grief are part of life, but it is possible to find love, meaning and reconciliation in them.

https://doi.org/10.29364/epsy.482

(Fulltext in Czech)