Incendiary
A ‘pitch-perfect’ (Telegraph) novel about motherhood and loss from bestselling author of The Other Hand
$33.43
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2009
Summary
You aren’t stupid. You know there’s no such thing as a perfect mother. Plenty of other books will tell you there is, but this one won’t lie to you.
I was weak and I cheated and I was punished, but my god I loved my child through all of it. Love means you never break, and it means you’re stronger than the things they do to you. I know this is true because I have been through fire, and I am the proof that love survives.
I am not a perfect mother but I will tell you the perfect t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340998489 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0340998482 |
| Author: | Chris Cleave |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2009 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
This is a compulsive read, sure to stir the dust
Stunning… a haunting work of art. - Newsweek
Chris Cleave has the ability to create moving and beautiful scenes within a terrifying backdrop. I couldn’t put it down; it’s subversive, thought-provoking and well-written. - Observer, Books of the YearRichly sardonic and often disarmingly poignant… How can one fail to be impressed and moved? - GuardianCleave’s heroine is by turns funny, sad, flawed, sympathetic, both damaged and indomitable, and triumphantly convincing. - Sunday TelegraphStunning - New York Times AND International Herald Tribune AND Bookmarks MagazineThis is a compulsive read, sure to stir the dust - CITY AMSearing.. poignant and compelling.. Utterly believable and mesmerizing - NewsdayDark, tense and undeniably provocative - MetroChris Cleave
Chris Cleave is married with three children, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames.
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