Reviews round-up
The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman
by Didier Eribon
2 of 2 critics positive
2 reviews: 2 positives
What the critics said
Positive
Read the review ↗“angry and eloquent meditation on our attitudes towards the elderly and the end of life”
The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman review – a son confronts his mother’s decline
Positive
Read the review ↗“frank and moving, if a tad clunky”
The elderly need our help – this memoir lays it bare
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