Not my usual sort of read, but I heard the geriatrician David Jarrett speaking on Start the Week on radio four recently. This book was not an easy read because of the subject matter, death. Nevertheless, I think it is hugely important. It doesn’t spout on about theories but does talk about the stark reality of care and treatment of the elderly. It is about how we might think about care that extends life and at what price (not £££), about living wills, about facing reality and also about the NHS and health care provision around the world.. which was hugely interesting (chapter 22). It was a bit miserable at times, a bit funny at others, but also, I think, a very necessary read about a subject we foolishly let ourselves be ignorant about.