This Shining Life by Harriet Kline
Lovable, easy-going, charming Rich is dying of a brain tumour. Life and soul of every party, adored and relied upon by his family and in particular by his autistic son Ollie, no-one wants to believe what is unfolding in front of them. In an effort to convey his love for them Rich decides to send each of his close relations a present. He asks for Ollie’s help, but the combination of Rick’s vagueness and the pressure that Ollie feels means the task does not go quite to plan. And then more suddenly than expected, Rick dies. How the family learns to comes to terms with the catastrophe,and move on is at the centre of this beautifully written and uplifting novel.
A beautifully written and endlessly touching debut that's sure to tug your heartstrings* Phaedra Patrick, The Library of Lost and Found, and The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper. *
An exquisitely beautiful and compelling novel about love, loss and life * Rachel Joyce *
Poignant but never maudlin, sweet but never saccharine, This Shining Life give us a heartbroken family, complicated and familiar in the best ways, going through the hardest of times but finding love and hope and, especially, one another. * Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is *
Harriet Kline's This Shining Life captivated me because it's peopled with lovely and lovable characters who are all trying to solve the problem of grief. Ollie, at eleven-years old, sees this equation in the starkest terms, but his mother Ruth, Aunt Nessa, and grandparents are all struggling too, following the death of Ollie's dad, Rich. This beautiful book shows us that grief is not a problem to solve, but an expression of love, as we watch a family come together in the most heartwarming way. * Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward *
A 'Summer best new reads': the bittersweet story of a family coming together in grief. * Waitrose Magazine *
An exquisitely beautiful and compelling novel about love, loss and life * Rachel Joyce *
Poignant but never maudlin, sweet but never saccharine, This Shining Life give us a heartbroken family, complicated and familiar in the best ways, going through the hardest of times but finding love and hope and, especially, one another. * Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is *
Harriet Kline's This Shining Life captivated me because it's peopled with lovely and lovable characters who are all trying to solve the problem of grief. Ollie, at eleven-years old, sees this equation in the starkest terms, but his mother Ruth, Aunt Nessa, and grandparents are all struggling too, following the death of Ollie's dad, Rich. This beautiful book shows us that grief is not a problem to solve, but an expression of love, as we watch a family come together in the most heartwarming way. * Ann Napolitano, New York Times bestselling author of Dear Edward *
A 'Summer best new reads': the bittersweet story of a family coming together in grief. * Waitrose Magazine *
Harriet Kline works part time registering births, deaths and marriages and writes for the rest of the week. Her story Ghost won the Hissac Short Story Competition and Chest of Drawers won The London Magazine Short Story Competition. Other short stories have been published online with Litro, For Books' Sake, and ShortStorySunday, and on BBC Radio 4. She lives in Bristol with her partner and two teenage sons.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780857526281 |
| ISBN 10 | 0857526286 |
| Title | This Shining Life |
| Author | Harriet Kline |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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