The Quality of Life - Paperback

Dinah and Bill, a solidly Christian and mid-Western couple struggling to cope with the death of their daughter, visit Dinah's cousins in Northern California, a left-leaning couple who seem to be handling the destruction of their house in a wildfire and cancer just fine. Initially impressed by Jeannette and Neil's composure, their feelings turn to anger when they realize that Jeannette plans to commit suicide after Neil's death.