Judith Cohen Margolis (13 results)

Hardback. Condition: New. In this meditative, heartbreaking, and unexpectedly comforting book, artist and essayist Judith Margolis tells the story of her mother's illness, decline, and death through thoughtfully written vignettes, poignant drawings, and poetic, prayerful affirmations.As her mother fights a series of health crises and faces the end of her life, Margolis documents her anxious concern and her father's turmoil while juggling responsibilities and her own distress. The resulting narrative, told with quiet intensity and candor, bears witness to contentious deliberations over medical decisions, the difficulties of patient care, and the complicated dynamics of family. In this book, designed to imitate a traditional Jewish prayer book, Margolis reminds herself and others caring for a dying parent to "pray"-pray for clarity, pray to stay centered, pray to forgive oneself-as a way of acknowledging and embodying the turbulent emotions involved. Both the form of the book and Margolis's rendering of the traditions involved in a family death ground Life Support firmly in the Jewish experience, providing a spiritual layer to this honest, realistic narrative that all readers will find inspiring and relevant.Life Support: Invitation to Prayer is a unique testimony to the power of creative response to infirmity and careful documentation during times of personal loss, as well as a loving tribute to family, spirituality, and grief.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 96 pages. 6.25x4.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. 2019. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . .

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. 2019. Illustrated. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New.

Condition: Good. all purchases support project home and homelessness in philadelphia. Judith Cohen Margolis (illustrator).

First. First. Very good pictorial cover book, no DJ. [0504]. Judith Cohen Margolis (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Second Edition; First Printing. Back in print after 47 years, this hippie classic has not been revised, although both author and illustrator have written reflective Afterwords. The charming red comb binding could not be recreated, but the book has been bound in a concealed spiral binding for ease of use. The colorful covers, front and back, have been faithfully replicated, and the sepia typeface and toned pages are similar to the original. Fast shipping, with tracking number provided. ; 9"x6.5"x.75"; 252 pages; Author Signed by Author. Illustrated by Judith St. Soleil (Judith Cohen Margolis) (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: New. In this meditative, heartbreaking, and unexpectedly comforting book, artist and essayist Judith Margolis tells the story of her mother's illness, decline, and death through thoughtfully written vignettes, poignant drawings, and poetic, prayerful affirmations.As her mother fights a series of health crises and faces the end of her life, Margolis documents her anxious concern and her father's turmoil while juggling responsibilities and her own distress. The resulting narrative, told with quiet intensity and candor, bears witness to contentious deliberations over medical decisions, the difficulties of patient care, and the complicated dynamics of family. In this book, designed to imitate a traditional Jewish prayer book, Margolis reminds herself and others caring for a dying parent to "pray"-pray for clarity, pray to stay centered, pray to forgive oneself-as a way of acknowledging and embodying the turbulent emotions involved. Both the form of the book and Margolis's rendering of the traditions involved in a family death ground Life Support firmly in the Jewish experience, providing a spiritual layer to this honest, realistic narrative that all readers will find inspiring and relevant.Life Support: Invitation to Prayer is a unique testimony to the power of creative response to infirmity and careful documentation during times of personal loss, as well as a loving tribute to family, spirituality, and grief.…