The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky
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The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky by Ken Dornstein
On December 21, 1989, David Dornstein died in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland. He left behind a younger brother, Ken, desperate to understand his death, and pick up the pieces of what he left behind. But far from being a simple rescue mission, Ken's quest became a labour of love, an obsession, and an emotional journey to much stranger places than he ever could have imagined ! A heartrending, profoundly moving memoir with the narrative pull of a detective story.'What an expressive range Dornstein has! Humour, absurdity, bathos, drama, tragedy, excitement -- he combines them all in this shocking, complex and profoundly thoughtful study of loss and survival' Alexander Masters (author of Stuart: A Life Backwards")'Mesmerising' New York Times"'Fascinating' Esquire"
"'What an expressive range Dornstein has! Humour, absurdity, bathos, drama, tragedy, excitement - he combines them all in this shocking, complex and profoundly thoughtful study of loss and survival' Alexander Masters (author of Stuart: A Life Backwards) 'Mesmerising' New York Times 'Fascinating' Esquire * 'Heartbreaking' Sunday Telegraph Heartrending, uplifting and thought-provoking memoir for the reading-group market* 'It's a compelling, sad, thoughtful book, and I'm glad I picked it up' NICK HORNBY * 'A memoir-cum-investigation that soars above its basis in personal tragedy to become a stunning portrait of a tragically flawed man... with all the linear intrigue of a Paul Auster novel... Involving, moving and Impeccable' - Metro (5 *****) * 'It's a compelling, sad, thoughtful book, and I'm glad I picked it up' - NICK HORNBY * 'Intimate and extraordinary... highly affecting... utterly absorbing' - Time Out Book of the Week (5 *****) * 'Heartbreaking' - Sunday Telegraph * 'Unusual and unforgettable: a heartfelt but unsentimental honouring of his brother' - Herald"
Ken Dornstein is a series editor on PBS America and has written for the New Yorker. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340899687 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340899689 |
| Title | The Boy Who Fell Out of the Sky |
| Author | Ken Dornstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2007-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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