Tell Me Who I Am

Zusatztext 'Beautifully written! it poses key questions about selfhood and honesty'. Informationen zum Autor Joanna Hines grew up in London and attended the LSE and Oxford. She and her Canadian husband started their own agricultural machinery business, now sold, and currently run their own small press. Joanna is a counsellor for Relate. She has two grown-up children and a step-daughter. Visit Joanna's website at www.joannahines.co.uk. Klappentext The bestselling story behind the hit Netflix documentary: The incredible account of the bond between brothers andthe shocking legacy of a dangerous mother. Imagine waking one day to discover you have forgotten everything about your life. Your only link with the past, your only hope for the future, is your identical twin. Now imagine, years later, discovering that your twin had not told you the truth about your childhood and the forces that had shaped you. Why the secrets? Why the silences? You have no choice but to begin again. This has been Alex's reality: a world where memories are just the stories people tell you. With dogged courage Alex spent years searching for the truth about his past. This quest to understand his true identity revealed shocking betrayals and a secret tragedy. Marcus his twin brother has been a sometimes reluctant companion on this journey, but for him too it has led to staggering revelations and ultimately the shedding of impossible burdens. Their story spans continents and eras, from 1950s debutantes and high society, to a remote island in the Pacific and 90s raves. Disturbing, funny, heart-breaking and affirming, Alex and Marcus's determination to rebuild their lives makes us look afresh at how we choose to tell our stories. Tell Me Who I Am is the story of unimaginable adversity and of a redemption founded on brotherly love. 'Beautifully written, it poses key questions about selfhood and honesty' DAILY EXPRESS The story behind the Netflix documentary: The bestselling account of the bond between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother Zusammenfassung The incredible story behind the Netflix documentary: The bestselling account of the bond between brothers and the shocking legacy of a dangerous mother...

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Alex And Marcus Lewis, Alex And Marcus Lewis, Joanna Hines, Joanna Hodgkin, Hodgkin Joanna, Joanna Hodkin, Alex Lewis, Alex And Marcus Lewis, Marcus Lewis
• Verlag: Coronet
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781529362176
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-6217-6
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 128 mm x 196 mm x 28 mm
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur > Briefe, Tagebücher; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Biographien, Autobiographien; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Grandparenting, London, Greater London, Sussex, True Crime, Central London, SELF-HELP / Self-Hypnosis, ART / Individual Artists / General, SELF-HELP / Personal Growth / Memory Improvement, ART / History / General, Memoirs, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse, SELF-HELP / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Documentary, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Sexual abuse & harassment, Documentary films, Psychotherapy, Sociology: family & relationships, Family & relationships, Family history, tracing ancestors, Therapy & therapeutics, Individual artists, art monographs, Memory improvement & thinking techniques, TRUE CRIME / Con Artists, Hoaxes & Deceptions, Sexual abuse and harassment, Sociology: family and relationships, Therapy and therapeutics, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Child abuse, Memory improvement and thinking techniques, Antiques, vintage and collectables