Nocturne: on The Life And Death Of My Brother - Couverture souple

Humphreys, Helen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1443415464 ISBN 13 : 9781443415460

Editeur : Phyllis Bruce Books Perennial, 2014

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

From the bestselling author of The Reinvention of Love, a heartbreaking memoir of grief and a profound examination of the meaning of life.

Helen Humphreys' younger brother was gone before she could come to terms with the fact that he was terminally ill. Diagnosed with stage 4B pancreatic cancer at the age of forty-five, he died four months later, leaving behind a grieving family. Martin was an extraordinary pianist who debuted at the Royal Festival Hall in London at the age of twenty, later becoming a piano teacher and senior examiner at the Royal Conservatory of Music. The two siblings, though often living far apart, were bonded on many levels.

Now Humphreys has written a deeply felt, haunting memoir both about and for her brother. Speaking directly to him, she lays bare their secrets, their disagreements, their early childhood together, their intense though unspoken love for one another. A beautifully articulated testament to the power of human connection, this poetic, candid and intimate book is an offering not only to the memory of Martin but to all those who are living through the loss of family and friends.

Biographie de l'auteur :

HELEN HUMPHREYS’s most recent novel, The Evening Chorus, was nominated for a Governor General’s Literary Award and was a national bestseller. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Nocturne, was a finalist for the Trillium Book Award. Previous novels include Coventry, a New York Times Editors’ Choice, a Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year and a finalist for the Trillium Book Award; Afterimage, which won the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize; Leaving Earth, which won the Toronto Book Award; and The Lost Garden, which was a Canada Reads selection. The recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize for literary excellence, Humphreys lives in Kingston, Ontario.

 

 

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Phyllis Bruce Books Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1443415464
• ISBN 13: 9781443415460
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208