Outside, the Sky is Blue - The story of a family told with searing honesty, humour and love

'We all have blue eyes, but Caroline's are darker than Tom's and mine. She's dark, like Dad. We're fair, like Mum. Caroline's smile is sweet, so sweet, so sweet. I could honestly say her eyes are shining. Tom's smiling. I'm smiling. Outside, the sky is blue, the sun is high and a lake glitters.'

About the author

Christina Patterson is a writer and broadcaster. She writes for The Sunday Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph and The Daily Mail, as well as magazines ranging from Harper's Bazaar to Red. Her first book The Art of Not Falling Apart was published in 2018. She regularly appears on radio and TV news programmes, hosts the podcast Work Interrupted and is a speaker, facilitator, conference chair and coach. A former columnist at The Independent and Director of the Poetry Society, she has contributed to books on poetry, literature and health.

Summary

OUTSIDE, THE SKY IS BLUE is a richly detailed memoir of heartbreak and mental illness, sadness and joy , and about finding your way through grief. 'A bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer' Observer

Foreword

OUTSIDE, THE SKY IS BLUE is a richly detailed memoir of heartbreak and mental illness, sadness and joy , and about finding your way through grief. 'A bracing, heart-lifting read. Patterson is a superb writer' Observer

Additional text

This is a beautiful book. Heartbreaking and heartwarming, it's an immersive family memoir that is deeply personal and yet somehow universal. Highly recommended

Product details

• Authors: Christina Patterson, Patterson Christina
• Publisher: Tinder Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 17.02.2022
• EAN: 9781472282620
• ISBN: 978-1-4722-8262-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 158 mm x 236 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings, Family & health, Coping with death & bereavement, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Family and health, schizophrenia; Sweden; Christianity; religion; childhood