From A Clear Blue Sky by Timothy Knatchbull
Offers an account of the IRA bomb that killed the author's 14-year-old twin brother, his grandparents and a family friend, published on the 30th anniversary of the atrocity. This title reveals a story of courage and fortitude as he, his family, and their English and Irish friends dealt with the shocking assassinations and their aftermath.
From a Clear Blue Sky is a minute by minute story of what happened that day, and what happened afterwardsIt 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 *
This is an extremely moving book. Beyond providing a phenomenally detailed evocation of his own family's trauma, Knatchbull has lots of wise things to say about how we survive horrors - of all kinds - in our lives. He writes with great tenderness and an admirable lack of sentimentality -- Zoe Heller
Affecting and intimate * Daily Mail *
Testament to a remarkable, benevolent soul ... With this public love letter he has found a way to say goodbye * The Sunday Times *
This is an extremely moving book. Beyond providing a phenomenally detailed evocation of his own family's trauma, Knatchbull has lots of wise things to say about how we survive horrors - of all kinds - in our lives. He writes with great tenderness and an admirable lack of sentimentality -- Zoe Heller
Affecting and intimate * Daily Mail *
Testament to a remarkable, benevolent soul ... With this public love letter he has found a way to say goodbye * The Sunday Times *
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 | 9780099543589 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099543583 |
| Title | From A Clear Blue Sky |
| Author | Timothy Knatchbull |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2010-08-05 |
| Number of pages | 448 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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