True Story by Helen Humphreys

True Story by Helen Humphreys

Helen Humphreys' brother, Martin, was her closest ally and friend. Two years ago, he suddenly became ill and died in just a few months. In the year that followed, Humphreys wrote this intense and affecting memoir. Though the book is deeply personal, it is also, inescapably, about the devastating events that we all experience.As the year goes on, Humphreys begins to restructure her life. She absorbs the seasons, landscapes, she gets a new dog, plants fruit trees. And she tells this story: moving fluidly between stories of childhood and adulthood, from life to death and its aftermath, she describes her loss, and how she has come to terms with grief. Like Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking, True Story is articulate, loving and exquisitely crafted. It will make you catch your breath with recognition and sorrow.

Praise for The Reinvention of Love - 'Exquisite prose -- Emma Donoghue
Humphreys' pacing and story-telling are well-honed * Financial Times *
Haunting, moving and stylish * Times Literary Supplement *
This tender, life affirming novel made me contemplate love in a whole new way -- Amanda Smyth
Extraordinary and fascinating * Independent *
A lovely, loving tribute-- Eden Carter Wood * Diva *

Helen Humphreys is a Canadian novelist and poet. She was born in London, England, and now lives in Kingston, Ontario. Humphreys' first novel, Leaving Earth, was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998 and won the City of Toronto Book Award. She is also the author of The Reinvention of Love, True Story, and The Evening Chorus.

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ISBN 13	9781846689147
ISBN 10	1846689147
Title	True Story
Author	Helen Humphreys
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Profile Books Ltd
Year published	2013-04-11
Number of pages	224
Prizes	Long-listed for British Columbia National Award for Canadian Non-Fiction 2014 (UK)
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.