Stations of the Heart: Parting with a Son

By Richard Lischer

Book Overview

As the book opens, Richard Lischer's son, Adam, calls to tell his father, a professor of divinity at Duke University, that his cancer has returned. A smart, charismatic young man with a promising law career, Adam seems an unlikely candidate for tragedy, and the fact that his young wife is pregnant with their first child makes the disease's return all the more devastating. Despite the crushing magnitude of his diagnosis and the cruel course of the illness, Adam's growing weakness evokes in him an unexpected strength. We see Adam through the many phases of his life, but always through the narrow lens of his undying hope, until, in his final months, he becomes his family's (and his father's) spiritual leader. Deeply personal and powerfully honest, Stations of the Heart is an unforgettable book about life and death and the terrible blessing of saying good-bye. This emotionally riveting account probes the heart without sentimentality or self-pity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110191047X
• ISBN13: 9781101910474
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Vintage
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"