Let Not the Waves of the Sea
$64.94
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 February 2012
Summary
LET NOT THE WAVES OF THE SEA is Simon Stephenson’s account of his journey following the loss of his brother in the Indian Ocean tsunami. If it is a story of grief, it is also a story of hope and of the unexpected places where healing can be found.
Simon’s journey takes him from Edinburgh in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, to Downing Street in London, to Thailand and the island where his brother died, to the scene of an ancient tsunami on the north-west coast of the Unite…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848545694 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184854569X |
| Author: | Simon Stephenson |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 222g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 141mm x 21mm |
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A fine meditation on what is salvaged from loss. A humane and manly book
Enviably well written …one perfect sentence after another - FT
Like William Styron’s moving memoir of depression, Darkness Visible, there is profound empathy here - welovethisbook.comA fine meditation on what is salvaged from loss. A humane and manly book - Janice Galloway, Scotland on Sunday[A] moving and honest account…the book contains countless heartbreaking moments - Sunday TimesA beautifully crafted portrait of bereavement that tells us something new about the landscape, people, customs and hardship that he encountered along the way - Sunday TelegraphProfoundly moving…it is impossible not to be touched - ObserverAs much a celebration of Dominic’s life and the brothers’ relationship as it is a lament for his passing - Daily MailAn immensely moving, truthful and honest elegy. Stephenson has created something extraordinary - Neel MukherjeeAbout The Author
Simon Stephenson
Thirty two year old Simon Stephenson is a writer and doctor who lives in London. Previous writing honours include being a runner-up in the Macallan/Scotland on Sunday Short Story Competition and being selected for BBC Scotland’s ‘Tartan Shorts’ scheme. For several years he earned his living as a television screenwriter. ‘Let Not the Waves of the Sea’ is his first book.
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