From A Clear Blue Sky by Timothy Knatchbull
On the August bank holiday weekend in 1979, the author went out on a boat trip off the shore of Mullaghmore in County Sligo, Ireland. This book is about truth and reconciliation, unflinching in its detail, asks searching questions about why human beings inflict misery on others, and holds lessons about how we can learn to forgive, and to move on.
"His candour is affecting.. That he manages to discuss both the IRA and the bombing without rancour is testament to a remarkable, benevolent soul." -- Ed Caeser Sunday Times "It is a proper four-hanky bawler, and the exactitude of the story is what makes it so moving." -- Sam Leith Daily Mail "Exceptionally moving... This book works on several levels: as an affectionate portrait of Mountbatten; as a story of what happens when a cataclysm is visited on what had been until then an idyllic life; and as a carefully researched detective story" Review "It's an astonishing, deeply moving book" Choice "From a Clear Blue Sky is a minute by minute story of what happened that day, and what happened afterwards. It is a proper four-hanky bawler, and the exactitude of the story is what makes it so moving... He provides a convincing account of the extent to which he has been able to accept, forgive and move on. His narrative power is such that the reader can't always share his equanimity. It is a book that is as saddening as it is sad -- but much more angering than it is angry" Daily Mail
The youngest of seven children, Timothy Knatchbull read Social and Political Science at Cambridge. After ten years as a filmmaker, mostly at BBC television, he studied at Harvard's Kennedy School before spending two years in Washington DC with the Discovery Channel. He now runs a London media business and is married with five children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780091931469 |
| ISBN 10 | 0091931460 |
| Title | From A Clear Blue Sky |
| Author | Timothy Knatchbull |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2009-08-31 |
| Number of pages | 432 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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