And When Did You Last See Your Father? by Blake Morrison
'A painful, funny, frightening, moving, marvellous book ... everybody should read it' Nick Hornby
A painful, funny, frightening, moving, marvellous book.. everybody should read it -- Nick Hornby
Tender, honest, angry, loyal, this extraordinary book balances the life, illness and death of a forceful father with the feelings of his independent son * The Times *
This luminous tribute to a beloved dad made me laugh until I cried and cry till my nostrils were raw. A masterpiece - one of those books that you treasure forever -- Val Hennessy
A marvellous piece of family literature. He says much about death and dying and more about life and living. Sometimes harrowing, sometimes funny, above all, unforgettably humane * Sydney Morning Herald *
A splendid book ... it leaps with life * Irish Times *
More than any novel could be, And when did you last see your father? is the once-only, all-or-nothing book of a poet: the life held up so close to one's face that one can smell it, touch it, marvel at the power of words to unlock and unravel, then pour helter-skelter over our heads this magical brainstorm of memories * Spectator *
Joy and pain are both imminent and distant as the book rocks back and forth between life and death and, while it lasts, it is visceral and real * Observer *
Wonderful, eternally moving... I don't think anyone has ever written better about the relationship between fathers and sons -- Tony Parsons * Mail on Sunday *
Tender, honest, angry, loyal, this extraordinary book balances the life, illness and death of a forceful father with the feelings of his independent son * The Times *
This luminous tribute to a beloved dad made me laugh until I cried and cry till my nostrils were raw. A masterpiece - one of those books that you treasure forever -- Val Hennessy
A marvellous piece of family literature. He says much about death and dying and more about life and living. Sometimes harrowing, sometimes funny, above all, unforgettably humane * Sydney Morning Herald *
A splendid book ... it leaps with life * Irish Times *
More than any novel could be, And when did you last see your father? is the once-only, all-or-nothing book of a poet: the life held up so close to one's face that one can smell it, touch it, marvel at the power of words to unlock and unravel, then pour helter-skelter over our heads this magical brainstorm of memories * Spectator *
Joy and pain are both imminent and distant as the book rocks back and forth between life and death and, while it lasts, it is visceral and real * Observer *
Wonderful, eternally moving... I don't think anyone has ever written better about the relationship between fathers and sons -- Tony Parsons * Mail on Sunday *
Blake Morrison is the author of several books, including As If, and his essay collection, Too True. His latest book is Things My Mother Never Told Me (Vintage/Granta US). He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862079083 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862079080 |
| Title | And When Did You Last See Your Father? |
| Author | Blake Morrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Winner of Esquire / Volvo / Waterstones Non-Fiction Book Award., Winner of J.R. Ackerley Prize., Winner of Joe Ackerley Prize. |
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