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Grief is the thing with feathers
Porter, Max2025
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| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYDE | ADULT FICTION | F PORTGeneral | Onloan - Due: 19 Apr 2026 |
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.
Main title:
Grief is the thing with feathers / Max Porter.
Author:
Porter, Max, author
Edition:
Anniversary hardback edition.
Imprint:
London : Faber & Faber, [2025]©2015
Collation:
114 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
First published in 2015."This limited edition, marking the book's tenth anniversary, features new internal artwork, marginalia and cover artwork based on a facsimile of the author's own first edition"--Dust jacket.
ISBN:
9780571395279 (hardback)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
515718
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYDE | ADULT FICTION | F PORTGeneral | Onloan - Due: 19 Apr 2026 |