title: Imperfect Endings: A Daughter's Tale of Life and Death
author:  Zoe FitzGerald Carter 
description: After living with Parkinsons for 20 years, Carters headstrong mother, Margaret, decides she wants to end her lifeand have her three daughters by her side when she goes. Its a decision that leaves Carter, the youngest and long the favorite child, in distress. Will her mother really go through with it, and if so, how soon? Margaret, it turns out, has already contacted the Hemlock Society. Bookshelves loaded with literature about death and dying further attest to her convictions. Carter, who lives in Northern California, frequently visits Margaret in Georgetown, doing her best to stay composed. (Its especially difficult when her mother keeps changing the date on which she wants to die.) Eldest sibling Katherine distances herself from the situation, while sister Hannah is a reliable source of moral and emotional support. Carter alternates the account of her mothers final months with chapters about her childhood, complete with tales of sibling rivalries and her alcoholic, womanizing father. Carter tackles a depressing subject with dark humor and heart. --Allison Block
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  ALSO BY CAROL WYER
  
  
  Detective Natalie Ward series:
  
  
  The Birthday
  
  
  Last Lullaby
  
  
  The Dare
  
  
  The Sleepover
  
  
  The Blossom Twins
  
  
  The Secret Admirer
  
  
  Somebody’s Daughter
  
  
  Detective Robyn Carter series:
  
  
  Little Girl Lost
  
  
  Secrets of the Dead
  
  
  The Missing Girls
  
  
  The Silent Children
  
  
  The Chosen Ones
  
  
  Comedies:
  
  
  Life Swap
  
  
  Take a Chance on Me
  
  
  What Happens in France
  
  
  Suddenly Single
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events,
  and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used
  fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual
  events is purely coincidental.
  
  
  Text copyright © 2021 by Carol Wyer
  
  
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