Oscar and the Lady in Pink

by Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

Blurb

Oscar and the Lady in Pink gives us an entirely different tale of love and courage. Oscar is ten years old and dying of leukemia. He knows that his bone marrow transplant has failed, but the only person in the hospital who will talk to him about dying is his beloved Mamie-Rose, an elderly volunteer who visits the sick children. When it becomes clear that Oscar's time is growing short, Mamie-Rose gives him an idea: he should pretend that every day he lives represents the passage of ten years, and at the end of each day he should write down his experiences as a letter to God so that he might feel less alone. With Mamie-Rose as his guide, Oscar begins an uplifting journey through days made fuller by the richness of his imagination and spirit.

First Published

2002

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Wapdida

Wapdida

Histoire prenante et très émouvante

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joresa

Joresa

In meinen Augen Pflichtlektüre für jeden, der mit krebskranken Kindern arbeitet.

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