TY - JOUR T1 - Books: <em>36 Hours</em> JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 82 LP - 82 DO - 10.3399/bjgp23X731961 VL - 73 IS - 727 AU - Karen Chumbley Y1 - 2023/02/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/73/727/82.abstract N2 - Fiona Mason Word After Word Press, 2022, PB, 192pp, £7.43, 978-1916165523‘Last night, after the three hours it took to get to the toilet and back, to change the bed, to negotiate the medication, he told me I’m very irritating.’Dying at home or in a preferred place is considered a quality marker of end-of-life care. Fiona Mason’s reflection on the last 36 hours of her husband’s life however challenges us to reconsider using this as an isolated measure as we accompany her through her experience and that of her husband, Michael.Michael had requested to die at home, but more significantly had asked that Fiona keep the news of his illness restricted to immediate family only. Hour by hour this well-drawn and intimate account brings us along with Fiona to experience the repercussions of these decisions and the loneliness of solitary care for the dying. … ER -