Claire grew up in London, of Jewish, Scots, Spanish and English heritage. She lost her parents and all save one of her grandparents to cancer. She writes and speaks on ethics in public life, medicine and the environment as a moral philosopher and theologian and now from personal experience. She spent one summer ingloriously as a stand up comedian. She lives in London and Hastings with her partner Sean.
Diagnosed with myeloma aged 54, and 'given' maybe months, maybe
decades to live, Gilbert began writing to people dear to her,
charting the course of her diagnosis and treatment, with honesty,
gratitude, humour, even elation. Shining through the darkness of
her letters there are moments of epiphany, comfort and inspiration;
there are poems and pedicures, art and acupuncture, lipstick and
Larkin, her faith and her partner, Sean. 'Walk with me,' she
invites, and we are honoured to do so.
*Saga*
intense, evocative and moving
*Irish Times Weekend*
The story that Gilbert tells is an honest one, full of pain, fear
and bitter truth
*Irish Examiner*
If you are interested in reflections on life and death from someone
who has stood in the wrinkle of time where the two almost touch,
it's a great read ... a warm, witty, harrowing, captivating
contemplation of disease, weakness, mortality and life ... The
writing is literary, elegant and very beautiful, the book
well-paced and finely balanced ... leavened with humorous
observations and joyful delight.
*Christianity Magazine*
Claire Gilbert's Miles to go Before I Sleep is a wonderful book...I
was moved.
*The Inverness Courier*
'This is not a book about dying, but, rather, a book about how
facing death enables us truly to live.'
*The Church Times*
'Gilbert holds nothing back...[and] has an eye for small
detail...What fills the book is the undoubted need for human
companionship, love, support and prayers from her 'community of
kindness'.'
*The Pastoral Review*
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