''Timely Death: Considering Our Last Rights'' is a non-fiction book, written by
Canadian writer
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Anne Mullens, first published in May 1996 by
Knopf Canada
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Company history
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. In the book, the author chronicles medical advances and increased longevity in the context of the right to a dignified death. The book has been called a "well-researched and comprehensive book, written with compassion and clarity."
[Faculty of Arts, 1997, Edna Staebler Award]
/span>, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Anne Mullens. Retrieved November 23, 2012 Anne Mullens, covered the
Sue Rodriguez story as a journalist for ''
The Vancouver Sun'' and later for the ''
Toronto Star
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''. This was Mullens's inspiration for writing the book and she said "her attitude towards death changed during the course of writing it".
[Wylie, Betty Jane, ''Life’s Losses: Living Through Grief, Bereavement and Sudden Change'']
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Awards and honours
''Timely Death'' received the 1997 "
Edna Staebler Award for
Creative Non-Fiction".
See also
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List of Edna Staebler Award recipients
References
External links
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Anne Mullens
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Canadian non-fiction books
1996 non-fiction books
Knopf Canada books
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