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Because I Knew You
- Author
- Robert Macauley
- Narrator
- Robert Macauley
- Publisher
- Robert Macauley
- Publish Date
- 5 August 2025
- Run Time
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
As one of the few pediatric palliative care doctors in the United States, Bob Macauley was used to people saying, “I’m so glad I don’t have your job.” To which he would explain that palliative care is more about living than dying, then offer to share some of the inspiring stories he witnessed on a daily basis. He might mention that also being an Episcopal priest helped him console people in the hardest situations. But he never revealed the true reason for his career choice: he didn’t want anyone else to hurt the way he had when he was a kid.
Critics Review
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“A luminous meditation on the beauty of life, even in its most wrenching moments.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“A huge, sincere, sprawling, delicate accomplishment.”
Maggie Edson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author
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Details
- Author
- Robert Macauley
- Narrator
- Robert Macauley
- Duration
- 12 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 August 2025
- ISBN
- 9798228586345
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Robert Macauley
- Genre
- Biography: science, technology and medicine, Biography: general
Synopsis
As one of the few pediatric palliative care doctors in the United States, Bob Macauley was used to people saying, “I’m so glad I don’t have your job.” To which he would explain that palliative care is more about living than dying, then offer to share some of the inspiring stories he witnessed on a daily basis. He might mention that also being an Episcopal priest helped him console people in the hardest situations. But he never revealed the true reason for his career choice: he didn’t want anyone else to hurt the way he had when he was a kid.
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