Rachel Clarke is a current NHS doctor and former television journalist who cares passionately about standing up for her patients and the NHS. She originally read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Oxford University before making current affairs documentaries about subjects as diverse as the Monica Lewinsky scandal, Al Qaeda and the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She retrained as a doctor in her late twenties, graduating in 2009.She now works in palliative medicine, believing that helping patients at the end of life experience the best quality life possible is priceless.Rachel lives in Oxford with her husband and two children.
This is a wonderful book. Rachel takes the worst life can
throw at us and shows us the beauty in it
What a remarkable book this is; tender, funny, brave,
heartfelt, radiant with love and life. It sings with joy and
kindness
A truly wonderful book. Read it
A truly beautiful book about death and life and the price of
love. Told by a doctor, with compassion and wisdom. I cried,
but they were warm, comforting tears. It made me think about stuff
I fear in a new and better way
Moving, thought-provoking and so very important. I'm
immeasurably grateful to have read it, and it will stay with me. In
death, we learn about life
A touching and profound meditation on what it means to be
human . . . it is a remarkable book * Guardian *
Dear Life names the tension between love and risk that gives
life its sweetness. It takes readers to the edge of life in
supportive, wise company
Heart-wrenchingly tender * Observer *
She writes with a tender, lyrical beauty * Sunday Times *
Her words are brimful of love, grace and kindness * Guardian *
A magnificent, tender book * Independent *
Moving . . . an honest account from the front line of death * The
Times *
An enthralling and deeply affecting book . . . It is [the] blend of
the personal and professional that makes Dear Life so
special * Express *
Honest, clear-sighted and immensely wise, Clarke's book is laced
with loss, yet raises a jubilant toast to life * Literary Review
*
A heartbreaking, exhilarating read * Guardian *
Arguably the most remarkable book of the year * The i *
An NHS doctor interweaves heartwarming stories of palliative care
for patients in a hospice with memories of her beloved GP father *
Guardian *
Rachel Clarke weaves together an account of her training as a
doctor who came to specialise in palliative care, the stories of
her patients, and her father's death in Dear Life. I read it
while coming to terms with the death of a family friend, and found
it full of honesty and tender wisdom about life and the process of
dying. It managed the brilliant and paradoxical feat of helping you
love life a little more and fear death a little less -- Matt Haig *
Guardian *
This astonishing book by Dr Clarke will make you re-evaluate your
own life and priorities. This is a deeply moving read * Woman &
Home *
Compassionate, heartfelt and deeply life-affirming * Mirror *
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