The Cost of Hope: A Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (533 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140006984X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Amanda Bennett comes a moving, eye-opening, and beautifully written memoir—a love story of two unusual people, their complex marriage and deep devotion, and finally, Bennett’s quest to save her husband’s life. When Wall Street Journal reporter Amanda Bennett meets the eccentric, infuriating, yet somehow irresistible Terence Bryan Foley while on assignment in China, the last thing she expects is to marry him. The Cost of Hope chronicles the extraordinary measures Amanda and Terence take to preserve not only Terence’s life but also the life of their family. “You’re going to need somebody to take care of you.” Though initially as combative as their courtship, their marriage brings with it stormy passion, deep love and respect, two beloved children, and a life together over two decades. Then comes illness, and the fight to win a longer life for Terence. “You are going to be somebody,” he tells her. After his death, Bennett uses her skills as a veteran investigative reporter to determine the cost of their mission of hope. They are so different—classic and bohemian, bow ties and batik, quirky an
. Amanda Bennett is an executive editor at Bloomberg News, directing special projects and investigations, and was the co-chair of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Foley), The Man Who Stayed Behind (1993, with Sidney Rittenberg), and The Death of the Organization Man (1990). She formerly served as editor of The Philadelphia Inquirer, editor of the
Poignant, bittersweet, funny, compellingthought-provoking. Barbara McArthur A beautifully-written memoir - a story that will last in your memory long after the last page is turned. Amanda Bennett was married to one of the most unusual men - totally "out there" in everything he said, did, wore. He was a one of a kind character, larger than life and highly entertaining to read about! I laughed out loud at many of their verbal battles. This was definitely a "can't live with each other or without each other" kind of marriage. When the diagnosis of a terminal illness is delivered to Terrence, the energy of their warfare is focused on finding a way to save his life.. "The cost of not saying goodbye" according to Monica J. Kern. The genre of cancer memoirs is a crowded one. What makes this book stand out in the field, in my opinion, are two factors: (a) Amanda Bennett is a professional writer, and it shows in the prose of this book, which is exceptionally well written and a pleasure to read; and (b) it offers a forthright scrutiny of the financial aspects of modern health care for serious illnesses and the implications our current system has for the decisions we make in treatment and end-of-life decisions."The Cost of Hope" is more than just a story about Bennett's husband's illness, though; it is also a touch. A Fascinating but Quirky Memoir Herblady22 Amanda Bennett has written an intricate book about her marriage, her husband and the costs of his death. Terrence Foley, dressed in a 3 piece suit and owl eyeglasses meets her at a sweatpants-casual dress party in 1980s Beijing, where they make up part of an isolated ex-pat community. He motions her over, finds she is reporting for the Wall Street Journal on Sino-Soviet relations, describes himself as a Fullbright scholar studying just that and they have a deep and intricate conversation. Only later, when she realizes she failed to get his name for an article, she meets him and he conf
with a heart-tugging tale of their nine-year battle with Terence’s cancer. The book is an impressive feat and a darn good read, reflecting skills Amanda acquired during decades of reporting and editing, as well as her biting with, knack for just the right anecdote, and perfect ear for the incisive quote.”-- Michael Waldholz, Forbes “The hot-button issue of unregulated health-care costs underscores this engaging memoir of marriage and terminal illness….While retracing the path of her husband’s terminal prognosis, Bennett uncovered a flawed system of mismanaged lab information, astronomical insurance charges and conditional physician reimbursements. It doesn’t take l