Let Not the Waves of the Sea by Simon Stephenson
The world changes when you lose somebody you love...
'Enviably well written..one perfect sentence after another' * FT *
'Like William Styron's moving memoir of depression, Darkness Visible, there is profound empathy here' * welovethisbook.com *
A fine meditation on what is salvaged from loss. A humane and manly book * Janice Galloway, Scotland on Sunday *
[A] moving and honest account...the book contains countless heartbreaking moments * Sunday Times *
A beautifully crafted portrait of bereavement that tells us something new about the landscape, people, customs and hardship that he encountered along the way * Sunday Telegraph *
Profoundly moving...it is impossible not to be touched * Observer *
As much a celebration of Dominic's life and the brothers' relationship as it is a lament for his passing * Daily Mail *
'An immensely moving, truthful and honest elegy. Stephenson has created something extraordinary' * Neel Mukherjee *
'An extraordinary and courageous book' * Alex Preston *
Remarkable... seldom will you find grief anatomised quite so acutely and honestly * John Preston, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year *
'A remarkably moving and compelling read. The travelogue and biography is a celebration of his brother's life and deals courageously with the journey to understand his death in the Asian tsunami on Ko Phi Phi' * Andrew Dixon, Scotland on Sunday *
'Like William Styron's moving memoir of depression, Darkness Visible, there is profound empathy here' * welovethisbook.com *
A fine meditation on what is salvaged from loss. A humane and manly book * Janice Galloway, Scotland on Sunday *
[A] moving and honest account...the book contains countless heartbreaking moments * Sunday Times *
A beautifully crafted portrait of bereavement that tells us something new about the landscape, people, customs and hardship that he encountered along the way * Sunday Telegraph *
Profoundly moving...it is impossible not to be touched * Observer *
As much a celebration of Dominic's life and the brothers' relationship as it is a lament for his passing * Daily Mail *
'An immensely moving, truthful and honest elegy. Stephenson has created something extraordinary' * Neel Mukherjee *
'An extraordinary and courageous book' * Alex Preston *
Remarkable... seldom will you find grief anatomised quite so acutely and honestly * John Preston, Sunday Telegraph Books of the Year *
'A remarkably moving and compelling read. The travelogue and biography is a celebration of his brother's life and deals courageously with the journey to understand his death in the Asian tsunami on Ko Phi Phi' * Andrew Dixon, Scotland on Sunday *
Simon Stephenson is a writer and doctor who lives in London. Previous writing honours include being a runner-up in the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Competition and being selected for BBC Scotland's 'Tartan Shorts' scheme. For several years he earned his living as a television screenwriter. Let Not the Waves of the Sea is his first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848545694 |
| ISBN 10 | 184854569X |
| Title | Let Not the Waves of the Sea |
| Author | Simon Stephenson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2012-01-05 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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