Dear Charlie by Reg Thompson
On 3rd December 2005, 13-year-old Charlotte Thompson and her school friend were killed by a train at Elsenham station in Essex. They were crossing the tracks to catch a train to Cambridge to go Christmas shopping. There was no footbridge at the station. Following her death, Charlie's father began writing a series of remarkable letters to his lost daughter. The letters were his way of continuing to talk to Charlie, of keeping her close to him after death. In them, he writes of his terrible grief, and of family life in the wake of disaster. Through his letters he creates a powerful portrait of his beautiful, vivid and unpredictable daughter. He also describes a family struggling to survive tragedy and the challenges and triumphs of daily domestic life in a world that will never be the same again. DEAR CHARLIE is a moving family memoir, an account of mourning, and a biography of a lost girl. Above all, it is a powerful love letter from a father to his daughter.
'The extraordinarily beautiful book on loss and love that the nation took to its heart' -- the Bookseller 'Dear Charlie: Letters to a Lost Daughter is about a whole family overwhelmed by loss, but it is also a love letter, a self-help therapy, a soliloquy, a family newsletter and a stumbling towards faith' -- The Daily Telegraph 'Remind[s] us that life is brief and to be valued, which is no small thing' -- The Observer 'There is only one word that I can use to describe this book and that is 'beautiful'.. After reading one letter I felt compelled to lift my boy out of his crib just to hold him near. You will do the same with your loved ones once you have read this book.' -- Amazon customer review 'If I could give this book ten stars I would. Reg Thompson succeeds in describing his beautiful daughter so well that you feel you know her personally ... I think everyone should read this book and maybe hug their own family and friends a little tighter afterwards.' -- Amazon customer review 'Required reading if someone you know is bereaved' -- Times, Book Group
Reg Thompson lives with his wife, Hilary, and their two sons, Robbie and Harry, in Newport, Essex
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780719563508 |
| ISBN 10 | 071956350X |
| Title | Dear Charlie |
| Author | Reg Thompson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2007-07-12 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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