Swing Low

One morning Mel Toews put on his coat and hat and walked out of town, prepared to die. A loving husband and father, faithful member of the Mennonite church, and immensely popular schoolteacher, he was a pillar of his close-knit community. Yet after a lifetime of struggle, he could no longer face the darkness of manic depression. With razor-sharp precision, Swing Low tells his story in his own voice, taking us deep inside the experience of despair. But it is also a funny, winsome evocation of country life: growing up on farm, courting a wife, becoming a teacher, and rearing a happy, strong family in the midst of private torment. A humane, inspiring story of a remarkable man, father, and teacher.

Product details

• Authors: Miriam Toews
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.08.2013
• EAN: 9780571278695
• ISBN: 978-0-571-27869-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 199 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Religion & beliefs, Canada; depression; Mennonite; suicide