About A Son - A Murder and A Father's Search for Truth

Zusatztext A devastating book. With great empathy, perceptiveness, and skill, Whitehouse reframes the scenes of a senseless tragedy, giving voice to the untold sorrow of a bereft father, and somehow-don't ask me how-manages to return you to the edge of hope. It's insightful, profoundly moving, and big-hearted. Read it Informationen zum Autor David Whitehouse is the author of three acclaimed novels. His first, Bed , won the 2012 Betty Trask Prize 2012. His second, Mobile Library , won the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Prize. In 2022, his debut non-fiction book, About A Son , was shortlisted for The Gordon Burn Prize and the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction. His journalism has appeared in the Guardian , Esquire , The Times and many other publications, and he has also written extensively for the screen. He lives in Margate. Klappentext A groundbreaking work of creative non-fiction blending true crime, memoir and reportage, About a Son is a powerful, devastating and eye-opening story of a father's love for his murdered son and his determined quest for justice Zusammenfassung A groundbreaking work of creative non-fiction blending true crime, memoir and reportage, About a Son is a powerful, devastating and eye-opening story of a father's love for his murdered son and his determined quest for justice

Product details

• Authors: David Whitehouse
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.04.2022
• EAN: 9781474620567
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-2056-7
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 218 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, True Crime, TRUE CRIME / Murder / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood, Reportage & collected journalism, Family & relationships, Reportage, journalism or collected columns, True crime: serial killers and murderers