The Language of Dying
In this emotionally gripping, genre-defying novella from Sarah Pinborough, a woman sits at her father's bedside, watching the clock tick away the last hours of his life. Her brothers and sisters--she is the middle child of five--have all turned up over the past week to pay their last respects....
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In this emotionally gripping, genre-defying novella from Sarah Pinborough, a woman sits at her father's bedside, watching the clock tick away the last hours of his life. Her brothers and sisters--she is the middle child of five--have all turned up over the past week to pay their last respects. Each is traumatized in his or her own way, and the bonds that unite them to each
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781681444369 (1681444364)
Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
This is a short yet powerful novella that follows a woman as she sits by her dying father. As she narratives his final days we find out more about the man and his family, how each of his children have deal with their grief and how death can both unite and divide them. There is a skill to writing a...
Tonight is a special, terrible night. A woman sits at her father's bedside watching the clock tick away the last hours of his life. Her brothers and sisters - all traumatised in their own ways, their bonds fragile - have been there for the past week, but now she is alone. And that's always when it c...
I was caught on by the title - The Language of Dying and then, it was the reviews about the book, especially when I read a small printed line from Neil Gaiman that says 'A beautiful story, honestly told'. It was on the fantasy section and without any thoughts I pick it up. When I started reading, I ...
Although I can appreciate the lovely writing, I found this book simple too depressing.
This book completely ruined my day. Paradoxically, I mean this as a massive compliment.The Language of Dying is a genuinely harrowing tale that deals with the process of losing a loved one to illness, in a very considered and beautiful way. There's a certain level of fantasy weaved into the structur...
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