
Private Worlds of Dying Children
Winner of the Margaret Mead Award
A classic, moving study of terminally ill children that emphasizes their agency and shows how we can relate to dying children more honestly
“The death of a child,” writes Myra Bluebond-Langner, “poignantly underlines the impact of social and cultural factors on the way that we die and the way that we permit others to die.” In a moving drama constructed from her obse...
Winner of the Margaret Mead Award
A classic, moving study of terminally ill children that emphasizes their agency and shows how we can relate to dying children more honestly
“The death of a child,” writes Myra Bluebond-Langner, “poignantly underlines the impact of social and cultural factors on the way that we die and the way that we permit others to die.” In a moving drama constructed from her obse...