Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

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A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
WINNER OF THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES/PFD YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
WINNER OF THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD
WINNER OF THE EUROPESE LITERATUURPRIJS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD

'Amazing and unforgettable.' THE TIMES
'Dazzlingly good.' ROBERT MACFARLANE
'Unlike anything I've read before.' GUARDIAN
'Captivating, poetic, and surprising.' CILLIAN MURPHY

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.
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.

Max Porter's extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - marked the arrival of a thrilling new literary talent. Ten years on, readers continue to discover and fall in love with Grief is the Thing With Feathers.

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Authors:
Porter, Max (Author)
Year Published:
2016
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571327232
Number of Pages:
128
Publication Date:
25/08/2016
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Place of Publication:
London
Language:
English
SKU:
9780571327232

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