Through a Glass, Darkly
It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl...
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It's almost Christmas. Cecilia lies sick in bed as her family bustle around her to make her last Christmas as special as possible. Cecilia has cancer. An angel steps through her window. So begins a spirited and engaging series of conversations between Cecelia and her angel. As the sick girl thinks about her life and prepares for her death, she changes subtly, in herself and in her relationships with her family. Jostein Gaarder is a profoundly optimistic writer, who writes about death with wisdom, compassion and an enquiring mind. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will not only bring comfort to the bereaved. It will move and amaze everyone who reads it.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780753806739 (0753806738)
Publish date: January 1st 1998
Publisher: Phoenix House
Pages no: 161
Edition language: English
Książka jeszcze z czasów kiedy byłam nastolatką. Umieranie i odchodzenie z perspektywy dziecka. Dające do myślenia. Chyba moja ulubiona tego autora.
This may be a small book, but don't let that fool you. It's a beautiful story!