Grief is the Thing with Feathers

Name: Grief is the Thing with Feathers
Author: Max Porter

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Paperback, 128 blz. | Engels

Faber & Faber | 1e druk, 2016

ISBN13: 9780571327232

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Hoofdrubriek : Literatuur en romans

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Faber & Faber 1e druk, 2016 9780571327232

Verwachte levertijd ongeveer 12 werkdagen

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In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.

In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.

In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - Max Porter's compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect. Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent.