This is the Life by Alex Shearer

This is the Life by Alex Shearer

There are books that immerse you. There are books that move you to tears. There are books that make you better appreciate life. This is one of them. “I don’t have much advice to give anyone; I’ve learned very little in my life; but here’s a gem of wisdom. Don’t take a dying man’s kettle away. You won’t be doing him any favours. Nor yourself either.” This is the story of Louis, who never quite fitted in, and of his younger brother who always tagged along. Two brothers on one final journey together, wading through the stuff that is thicker than water. Tender-hearted, at times achingly funny, This is the Life is a moving testimony to both the resilience of the human spirit and to the price of strawberries.

`This is a lovely touching bookThe subject is a poignant one, handled with tact, insight and, most of all, with love’ Alexander McCall Smith

`Beautifully done… A fine book on mortality and siblinghood’ Broadcaster Libby Purves

Alex Shearer was born in Wick in the north of Scotland, and now lives in Somerset. He has written for television, radio, film and the stage and is the author of many books for children, including the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize shortlisted The Speed of the Dark. Several of Alex’s novels have become films and TV series, all over the world; one became both a manga comic and a full length anime film in Japan. His books have been translated into many different languages.

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ISBN 13	9780007529711
ISBN 10	0007529716
Title	This is the Life
Author	Alex Shearer
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers
Year published	2014-02-27
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.