{"product_id":"the-hospice-singer-paperback","title":"The Hospice Singer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Duberstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You sing your songs and maybe you go for a walk or a beer, but at some point your brain must remind you that your audience is back there dying.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Marriage Hearse\u003c\/em\u003e, a New York Times New \u0026amp; Noteworthy selection, and \u003cem\u003eThe Handsome Sailor, \u003c\/em\u003ea New York Times Notable Book, comes a new novel that explores the little-known world of hospice singing-home visit concerts for the dying-through the surprising relationship between one of the singers, 66-year-old Ian Nelson, and a beautiful young woman, Anita Richardson, to whom his choir sings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIan, retired from a career as a high school guidance counselor, long married, and the father of two, considers himself an ordinary man. He is intelligent, engaging, more attractive than he seems to know, and, as the son of a minister, determinedly moral. Meeting Anita threatens it all. His attraction and connection to this much younger woman-who, to complicate matters, is dying-upends his quiet New England life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn richly detailed, finely honed prose threaded through with Larry Duberstein's characteristic humor and compassion, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hospice Singer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e explores the hidden complexities of life in small town America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692001890367,"sku":"9781578690848","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ccf48d9bac292d10d7f20bd910ad3317.webp?v=1764993893","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-hospice-singer-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}