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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

3.82/5 (33831 ratings)

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In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.

In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This self-described sentimental bird is attracted to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and physical pain of loss gives way to memories, this little unit of three begin to heal.

In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect. Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 114 pages

Publication:: 2015

Publisher:: Faber & Faber

Edition:: First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0571323766

ISBN13:: 9780571323760

kindle Asin:: B0140NXXJM

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

Max Porter

3.82/5 (33831 ratings)

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In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.

In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This self-described sentimental bird is attracted to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. As weeks turn to months and physical pain of loss gives way to memories, this little unit of three begin to heal.

In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief, Max Porter's compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect. Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent.

Format:: Hardcover

Pages:: 114 pages

Publication:: 2015

Publisher:: Faber & Faber

Edition:: First Edition

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0571323766

ISBN13:: 9780571323760

kindle Asin:: B0140NXXJM

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