Book review: Finding joy in lifeâs every stage. Even the tough, tender end Author Jo Owens, a care aide for more than 20 years, captures the skill and tenderness of caring for someone at the end of life in direct, unvarnished prose
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Publishing date: Apr 06, 2021  â¢Â 3 hours ago  â¢Â 2 minute read  â¢Â Jo Owensâ debut novel A Funny Kind of Paradise, rosy but not saccharine, lifts a curtain that weâre afraid to look behind. Photo by DON CRAIG
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The book A Funny Kind of Paradise is told from the point of view of a stroke survivor living in a long-term care facility. NPR s Scott Simon speaks with debut novelist Jo Owens.