I loved her relationship with her colorful, opinionated, artistic and occasionally deeply insensitive Nana Josie, who is dying of cancer but determined to "die well" - a process which includes painting her own coffin, with Mira's help. .buynow-education-pointer{display:block;position:relative;height:.5rem;margin:.5rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid #D8D8D8}.buynow-education-pointer .caret{display:block;position:absolute;bottom:0;height:1rem;width:1rem;border:0 solid #D8D8D8;border-width:1px 1px 0 0;transform:rotate(-45deg) translate(-.7rem);transform-origin:center;background:#fff}.buynow-education-pointer .caret:not([data-position]){display:none}.buynow-education-pointer .caret[data-position=right]{left:75%}.buynow-education-pointer .caret[data-position=center]{left:50%} The outside layers of the artichoke are so tough they aren’t even worth eating but they become more and more tender as you come closer to the heart. To see what your friends thought of this book. 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