Song for My Father - Couverture souple

Clayton, Ian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1901927628 ISBN 13 : 9781901927627

Editeur : Route Publishing, 2014

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

Another humble masterpiece from our finest accidental social historian. Ian Clayton writes with such natural warmth, humour, joyous attention to detail, and - above all - humanity, that I, as a lesser writer, ought to chuck my laptop in the bin. --Andy Kershaw

'Song For My Father' breaks your heart then puts it back together, often with the kindness of strangers. Clayton unearths the poetry of the everyday and his journey makes us re-evaluate our own. A rare thing, a book that makes us laugh, cry and question. --Alice Nutter

This is a song for four generations of fathers, mothers and the whole tapestry of humanity in a small mining town in the North of England; a kaleidoscope of characters which are brilliantly illuminated as Ian searches for a true perception of why we are what we are. I envy his talent. --John Finch, creator of Sam and Family at War

Présentation de l'éditeur

What happens when you only know your dad when you're a young boy and then, one day, when you are middle-aged, he phones to say he'd like to see you again before he dies? In the space of one year, Ian Clayton makes a voyage around China, America and his father to ponder the familiar questions: Is blood thicker than water? Does it matter who teaches us so long as we learn? How do we let go of something that we never really had in the first place? With characteristic storytelling, wit and good humour, Ian Clayton reflects on a lifelong search for a father figure, skipping across the generations to weave a tale of how we relate, what we do with what we've got and what happens when some things just don't work out the way we want them to.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Route Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1901927628
• ISBN 13: 9781901927627
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288