November of the Soul The Enigma of Suicide

Written with the same graceful narrative voice that made his bestselling National Book Award finalistThe Big Housesuch a success, George Howe Colt'sNovember of the Soulis a compassionate, compelling, thought-provoking, and exhaustive investigation into the subject of suicide. Drawing on hundreds of in-depth interviews and a fascinating survey of current knowledge, Colt provides moving case studies to offer insight into all aspects of suicide -- its cultural history, the latest biological and psychological research, the possibilities of prevention, the complexities of the right-to-die movement, and the effects on suicide's survivors.Presented with deep compassion and humanity,November of the Soulis an invaluable contribution not only to our understanding of suicide but also of the human condition.

George Howe Colt is the bestselling author of The Big House, which was a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; Brothers; November of the Soul; and The Game. He lives in Western Massachusetts with his wife, the writer Anne Fadiman.