by Grief Is the Thing with Feathers - £7.99 Faber & Faber (2016)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9780571327232 | ISBN 10: 0571327230
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.
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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.
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As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.
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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.
(Price & availability last checked: September 2016)
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