The third book of John Graham-Pole’s series, follows along as two university students—one a musician, the other living with a life-threatening illness—form a healing bond in order to celebrate their combined creativity, connection, and will to live fully. Facing illness together, final-year students Jonah and Ellen discover love. As their relationship deepens, they embrace intimacy and creativity, discovering courage, honesty, and bright moments of joy. A compelling reminder that along the journey of cancer, when the patient is placed at the center of care and when professional and personal caregivers work together with skill and compassion, a beautiful story unfolds. Songlines is that story.
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$15.99
John Graham-Pole is a British-trained physician, educator, and author with over fifty years of experience in pediatric oncology, palliative care, and medical teaching. He has taught and practiced at four universities and is known for his compassionate approach to medicine and storytelling. John’s work highlights the human side of healthcare, emphasizing the vital roles of both the nursing profession and the creative arts in medicine. John retired to live with his wife Dorothy Lander in Antigonish, where they both founded and run HARP Publishing.
Meaning making inspires Ellen: ‘Every act of loving care to another would be an act of healing for herself.’
Barbara Heatley-O’Neil, RN, MAdEd
A lovely tale about love and care for one in greatest need.
William Slayton, MD
The Circle of Abundance Indigenous Program, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University: https://coady.stfx.ca/circle-of-abundance; and David Suzuki Foundation (one nature): https://davidsuzuki.org receive 20% of all sales, distributed equally.
$15.99 paperback
9781990137129
epub: 9781990137334
6 x 9 | 231 pages