Statues Without Shadows
Statues Without Shadows
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Summary
Haunting, poignant memoir of the author's quest to discover the shocking truth about her past, spanning three generations of a fascinating but flawed family.
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Statues Without Shadows by Anna Swan
Anna grew up accepting that her parents were glamorous but mysterious figures, who had both died by the time she was seven. It was only when she was in her thirties that she discovered they had both committed suicide. As she began to search for the truth about her parents, she uncovered details about their fascinating and incredibly divergent backgrounds: her father's family can trace their ancestry to King James II. Her mother came from a Welsh mining family. They met in 1950s literary London and fell in love. But a year after Anna was born, her mother was dead. The book explores the nature of loss, exile, betrayal and Anna's own deep-rooted instinct to refuse the horrors of her past and transcend the legacy of her parents. This is a compelling, moving story of uncovering the past in order to reclaim the future.
'Compulsive' -- Elle 20050801 'A candle in the dark of family life' -- The Times 20050716 'Thoughtful.. full of poignant reflections on the nature of loss and the importance of understanding the past in order to shape the future' -- BOOK OF THE WEEK, Daily Mail 20050710 'Perceptive, immaculately constructed, and spiced with black humour, this is a model for how a candid memoir can be truthfully written without robbing the dead of their dignity. It suggests comparison, in its own admirable way, with Lorna Sage's marvellous Bad Blood, that standard against which all studies of family history must be measured.' -- Sunday Times 20050812 'Unfolds with wit, candour and delicacy... told with novelistic flair' -- London Review of Books 20060525
Anna Swan lives in London and is a freelance writer. This is her first book.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780340835395 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340835397 |
| Title | Statues Without Shadows |
| Author | Anna Swan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2006-05-08 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Winner of Biographers' Club Prize 2002, Short-listed for PEN/Ackerley Prize 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |