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02491aam a2200421Mi 4500 001 F12B5D1E70D211E6B79D7A86DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160902010111 008 150714s2015 enk 000 0aeng 020 $a 1447286383 020 $a 9781447286387 020 $a 1447286375 020 $a 9781447286370 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)913770345 040 $a AU@ $b eng $c AU@ $e rda $d OCLCO $d CDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCA $d IW5 $d SILO 050 4 $a RB150.C6 082 04 $a 617.481044 $2 23 100 1 $a Rentzenbrink, Cathy, $e author. 245 14 $a The last act of love : $b the story of my brother and his sister / $c Cathy Rentzenbrink. 260 $a London $b Picador, $c 2015. 300 $a 242 pages ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a In the summer of 1990, Cathy's brother Matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night out. It was two weeks before his GCSE results, which turned out to be the best in his school. Sitting by his unconscious body in hospital, holding his hand and watching his heartbeat on the monitors, Cathy and her parents willed him to survive. They did not know then that there are many and various fates worse than death. This is the story of what happened to Cathy and her brother, and the unimaginable decision that she and her parents had to make eight years after the night that changed everything. It's a story for anyone who has ever watched someone suffer or lost someone they loved or lived through a painful time that left them forever changed. Told with boundless warmth and affection, The Last Act of Love by Cathy Rentzenbrink is a heartbreaking yet uplifting testament to a family's survival and the price we pay for love. 600 10 $a Rentzenbrink, Cathy. 600 10 $a Rentzenbrink, Cathy $x Family. 600 10 $a Mintern, Matthew. 650 0 $a Traffic accident victims $z Great Britain $v Biography. 650 0 $a Traffic accident victims $x Family relationships. 650 0 $a Brain $x Patients $x Patients $z Great Britain $v Biography. 650 0 $a Brain $x Care. $x Patients $x Care. 650 0 $a Brain $x Family relationships. $x Patients $x Family relationships. 650 0 $a Brothers and sisters $z Great Britain $v Biography. 650 0 $a Brothers $x Death. 650 0 $a Adjustment (Psychology) 650 0 $a Patient refusal of treatment $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Bereavement $x Psychological aspects. 941 $a 1 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20210902012658.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F12B5D1E70D211E6B79D7A86DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search