Let Me Finish - Hardcover

Udo Grashoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755314433 ISBN 13: 9780755314430

Publisher: Review, 2006

Synopsis

Suicide - the act of killing oneself intentionally - has been part of human life since the dawn of time, but has never been so widely and openly discussed as it is today. With the ongoing debate about the rights of the terminally ill to end their own lives, the phenomenon of Internet sites dedicated to advice on how to end your life, and the craze for mass suicides among the Japanese, suicide is rarely out of the news in the 21st century. Through his researches Udo Grashoff has discovered 50 suicide notes that help us to better understand why despairing people commit the ultimate taboo. In this unique collection those reasons are remarkably universal, from unrequited love, to loss of a spouse, to simple frustration with a domestic situation. Here are the problems that many of us encounter in our lives; so why is it that only some of us feel that suicide is the only solution? For each of the notes included here, any knowledge of the factors and events leading to the suicide are sensitively explained, along with police accounts of the circumstances, allowing the reader to paint a full and vivid picture of each individual tragedy.

About this title

About the Author:

Udo Grashoff is a journalist and medical historian. He first discovered these letters through academic research and has lectured widely on the subject.

Review:

'A remarkable anthology of suicide letters ... signalling a new fascination and openness about a centuries-old taboo' -- THE TIMES 'compulsively and repulsively fascinating' -- Alexander Waugh, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'an intriguing investigation' -- GUARDIAN 'A heart-wrenching anthology!offers hope of recognition as well as prevention' -- DAILY TELEGRAPH, Australia 'The letters inspire morbid curiosity' -- FT magazine 'A grim but fascinating insight into human nature. Macabre of course, but undeniably captivating all the same' -- INDEPENDENT WEEKLY, Australia 'A remarkable book' -- THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE 'Utterly compelling' -- TOWNSVILLE BULLETIN 'enlightening and thoughtful' -- CANBERRA TIMES

About this edition

• Publisher: Review
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0755314433
• ISBN 13: 9780755314430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224