Other Lives But Mine

Other Lives But Mine
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781473567597
ISBN-13 : 1473567599
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Book Synopsis Other Lives But Mine by : Emmanuel Carrère

Download or read book Other Lives But Mine written by Emmanuel Carrère and published by Random House. This book was released on 2019-12-05 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read this an expansive meditation on death, grief and the limtless reach of the human spirit from the bestselling author of The Adversary ‘Compelling... Carrère has the gift of speaking simply and directly of the essentials’ Evening Standard Beset by arguments and the fear that things between them may be falling apart, writer Emmanuel Carrère and his partner, Hélène, journey to Sri Lanka to spend Christmas along the coast. But when the 2004 tsunami devastates the country, sweeping their friends’ young daughter away, the couple are bound in their search among the dead. As further tragedy strikes back home, with the news that Hélène’s sister is dying of cancer, Carrère turns his characteristic eye to the subject of these two lives, documenting the dramatic effect that their deaths have on those around them. Precise, sober, and suspenseful, Other Lives But Mine offers an intimate portrait of the fragility of life and the restorative processes of grief, that illuminates the astonishing richness of human connection.


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