*~Giveaway~*
To celebrate the publication of The Dead Wife's Handbook by Hannah Beckerman
on the
13th February 2014
 |
Penguin Books UK
13 February 2014 |
From the beginning of the book we know that the narrator,
Rachel has recently died and is inhabiting a form of private purgatory where
she can view her loved ones as if from afar but who is unable to make any sort
of physical contact with them. Through Rachel’s unique form of analysis we meet
with her grieving husband, Max and their bewildered seven year old daughter
Ellie, both of whom are still struggling to deal with the aftermath of Rachel’s
unexpected death.
What then follows is the story of how the grieving process
evolves and even though well meaning friends feel that Max should be able to
move on, somehow ‘moving on’ isn’t as important as remembering what has been
lost in the first place. Despite the premise of the book being controlled by
the feelings evoked around death and dying, it isn't always a sad story, there
are moments when the book is quite uplifting.
Ultimately, however, this is a story about what happens to
those who are left behind following the death of a loved one, and is testament
to how everyone experiences grief and loss in quite different ways. There are
subtle chapter references to the five stages of grief first recounted by the
eminent American physician, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, whose book ‘On death and
Dying’ is still the definitive work on the grieving process.
The author has captured the emotional aspect of grief very
well and with a subtle hand has explored the vagaries of loss in an appealing
and eloquent way. The book is very readable and gets the message across without
ever resorting to over sentimentality. It is a commendable debut novel, and I
look forward with interest to more books from this talented author.
My thanks to Katie Sheldrake at Penguin Books UK
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I have one paperback copy to giveaway to one lucky UK winner
*~ Good Luck~*
Hello, I'm Kat2011 from risi, I'd love to win this book as it sounds fantastic, Thank you for a great giveaway
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I'm Kathy (bookbinder) on Readitswapit and Bookmooch. I have more books than my years will allow me to read but I can't stop collecting more!! This is a lovely page. Congratulations!
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