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"In some moments of profound experience, we see and feel in extraordinary ways. That is what happened to Sean Murphy after his mother’s death.  He has had the courage to look honestly at death, and the talent to express his love and grief in a way that will comfort and sustain his readers."

-  Steve Goodwin, author of Breaking Her Fall

May 27, 2015

"As both the President of a colorectal cancer non profit, and more importantly a son who also lost his mother to this disease, I found this memoir emotional, educational, and edgy. I highly recommend this read for patients, survivors, caretakers, and physicians alike. Congratulations Sean, for this amazing story, your mother would be proud."

- Michael Sapienza, President and Founder, Chris4Life Colon Cancer Foundation

May 27, 2015

It’s early in that lamentable decade of the 2000s, and while the good times continue to roll in corporate America, they won’t be rolling for much longer—and no one knows it better than Byron, the Everyman narrator of Sean Murphy’s witty and wise firecracker of a debut. If you liked Joshua Ferris’s AND THEN WE CAME TO THE END, you’ll love NOT TO MENTION A NICE LIFE. Byron might not have a future, but Sean Murphy certainly does.

–Greg Olear, author of Totally Killer and Fathermucker

May 22, 2015

"As an oncologist treating a difficult and often fatal group of cancers, I witness firsthand as patients and their ‘villages’ cope with the diagnosis. So many decisions, so much emotion, and everyone does it a bit differently. No one path will serve; instead it is a truly individual course we choose. Sean Murphy’s book is a great new resource for patients and families, and frankly for us all."

- Dr. John Marshall, Chief, Oncology at Georgetown Hospital

May 27, 2015