In the Midst of Life

CHARLES ROSE taught English at Auburn University for thirty-four years. A native of Indiana, he holds degrees from Vanderbilt and the University of Florida and has published many short stories and articles. This is his first book. He lives in Auburn, Alabama. He is a past Hospice Volunteer of the Year, and in 2004 he was awarded an Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellowship for literary arts/fiction.

Charles Rose’s memoir of his time spent as a hospice volunteer, In the Midst of Life, is a story of just that—life, and living, the reaching out of one person to another in a time of need. Rose’s memories of his time spent with patients and their caregivers is a unique view into the life of a hospice volunteer.