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Over 100,000 copies sold in hardcover in France alone.
“It’s up to us, the baby-boomer generation, to invent a new way of growing old – and paradoxically, this means accepting the ageing process but without becoming ‘old’. How do we become the life and soul of the party and not the party poopers? This impetus behind this book is the certainty that there is something in us that never grows old. I like to call it the heart. Not the organ, which clearly does grow old, but the capacity to love and to desire. This inexplicable, incomprehensible force is what keeps human beings alive.”
The inevitable ageing process does not condemn us to solitude, suffering, degradation or dependency. Without mincing her words, Marie de Hennezel guides us through a true ‘art of growing old’. She recalls her encounters as a clinical psychologist with “those who grow old gracefully” – and through her experience shows us how to make the most of this time in our lives, to avoid depression and to stay happy.
Psychologist, psychotherapist and responsible for the mission for palliative care awareness at the French ministry of health, Marie de Hennezel, is the author of two ministerial reports about caring for those with terminal illnesses. She has published Intimate Death, The Art of Dying, We Won’t Say Goodbye and Caring for Others (for which she won the book and human rights prize from Nancy) with Robert Laffont in France.
Praise for The Warmth of the Heart keeps our Body from Rusting:
« Marie de Hennezel explores the secret of eternal youth and provides us with the keys for a happy, free and spirited old age. A must read. »
-La Croix
« Marie de Hennezel delivers a wonderful lesson that will inspire anyone who wants to age without becoming old. »
-Le Figaro Magazine
« A message of happiness and wisdom for all ages. »
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Greece: Synergie
Italy: Rizzoli
Korea: Hakgojae
Portugal: Casa das Letras
Spain: Plataforma
UK: Rodale/Pan Macmillan
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