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Once More We Saw Stars - A Memoir of Life and Love After Unimaginable Loss

English · Paperback

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Informationen zum Autor Jayson Greene is a contributing writer and former senior editor at Pitchfork . His writing has appeared in The New York Times , Grantland , and GQ , among other publications. This is his first book. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and son. Klappentext Listed in Time's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019'A gripping and beautiful book about the power of love in the face of unimaginable loss' Cheryl Strayed'Extraordinary . . . both heartbreaking and life-affirming . . . you will find your heart magically expanded'Mail on Sunday'Greene's account of his loss is remarkably uplifting. It's hard-won proof that love can survive our worst fears and our darkest, most desperate emotions.'Daily Mail'This minutely observed memoir will surely be helpful to people whose world changes in an instant . . . a hopeful book in many ways'The Times'Wonderful writing, brave, unbearably sad'Adam KayTwo-year-old Greta Greene is sitting chatting with her grandmother on a park bench in New York when a brick crumbles from a windowsill overhead and strikes her unconscious. As she is rushed to hospital in the hours before her death Once More We Stars leads us into the unimaginable.Her father Jayson and mother Stacy begin a painful journey that is as much about hope and healing as it is grief and loss. Even in the midst of his ordeal, Jayson recognises that there will be a life for him beyond it - if he can only continue moving forward, from one moment to the next, he will survive what seems un-survivable. With raw honesty, deep emotion, and exquisite tenderness, he captures the fragility of life and the absoluteness of death, and most important of all, the unconquerable power of love. This is an unforgettable memoir of courage and transformation - and a book that will change the way you look at the world. A moving, transcendent memoir of the loss of a child and the survival of love in the wake of unimaginable tragedy. For readers who loved Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air. Zusammenfassung A moving, transcendent memoir of the loss of a child and the survival of love in the wake of unimaginable tragedy. For readers who loved Paul Kalanithi's When Breath Becomes Air....

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Authors Jayson Greene
Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 28.01.2021
 
EAN 9781473673809
ISBN 978-1-4736-7380-9
No. of pages 256
Dimensions 128 mm x 196 mm x 22 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries
Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies

FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, PSYCHOLOGY / Grief & Loss

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