The Rules of Inheritance
$27.35
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
22 February 2012
Summary
Claire Bidwell Smith, a fourteen-year-old only child, learns that both her parents have cancer. The fear of becoming a family of one compels her to make a series of fraught choices, set against the glittering backdrop of New York and Los Angeles—and the pall of regret.
When the inevitable happens and Claire is alone in the world, she is inconsolable at the revelation that suddenly she is no one’s special person. It is only later, when Claire falls in love, marries, and becomes a mothe…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781921758997 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1921758996 |
| Author: | Claire Bidwell Smith |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing |
| Imprint: | The Text Publishing Company |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 22 February 2012 |
| Weight: | 362g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 154mm x 22mm |
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‘The Rules of Inheritance serves as a reminder that we are not only capable of descending to the depths of human experience, but that we can rise back up again. It’s a great book.’ - James Frey.
About The Author
Claire Bidwell Smith
Claire Bidwell Smith is a therapist specialising in grief. She has worked for Dave Eggers’ literacy centre 826LA, and most recently as a bereavement counsellor for a hospice in Chicago. She has written for Time Out New York, BlackBook, the Huffington Post and Chicago Public Radio, and is working on her second book. Claire lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.
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