Losing Susan : brain disease, the priest's wife, and the God who gives and takes away / Victor Lee Austin.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Grand Rapids Michigan : Brazos Press, [2016]Description: 150 pages ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781587433856 (cloth)
- 1587433850 (cloth)
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 248.866 A938 | Available | 33111008451250 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Story of Brain Disease and the Priest's Wife
This is the story of Susan--a wife, mother, Christian believer, lover of children, writer of stories, and woman of extraordinary intellect. Susan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in her late thirties. Although it was successfully treated, the process led to her slow, unending decline.
In this personal story of love and loss, Victor Lee Austin shares how caring for his wife during her painful struggle with brain cancer and its aftereffects brought him face-to-face with his God and with his faith in unsettling ways. God gave Victor what his heart most desired--marriage to Susan--then God took away what he had given. Yet God never withdrew his presence. Weaving together autobiographical details and profound theological insights, this powerful narrative shows that we are called to turn to God in the face of suffering.
Includes bibliographical references.
The Beginning -- The Middle -- The End.
"In this personal story of love and loss, a seasoned pastor-theologian shares how caring for his wife during her long and painful struggle with brain cancer brought him face-to-face with his God and with his faith in unsettling ways,"--NoveList.