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Key ideas from the book
- The memoir recounts David’s final days after a cancer diagnosis.
- It describes the practical work of caring for someone at home near the end of life.
- Perry and her husband receive help from carers and visiting nurses.
- The account records the family’s experiences as David’s death approaches.
- Readers gain a personal perspective on family care, dying and grief.
About Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry
Sarah Perry’s 2025 memoir follows the final days of her father-in-law, David, who died in autumn 2022, nine days after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Until then, he had been healthy and happy, with pleasures that included stamp collecting, fish and chips, comic novels, his local church and the Antiques Roadshow.
Perry and her husband, Robert, cared for David at home, later with help from carers and visiting nurses. Their days included bathing and dressing him, easing his pain, keeping him company, and talking, singing and praying with him. The account describes what they witnessed as his body and spirit changed and death approached.
For readers facing bereavement or caring for someone near the end of life, this is a personal account of dying at home and the family care surrounding it. It may also interest readers of contemporary memoirs about death, grief and love.
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