This is the Life
Published on 12. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-00-752973-5 (ISBN)
Description
Even when you have received a death sentence, you still have to live...
This is the story of Louis, who never quite fitted in, and of his younger brother who always tagged along.
Two brothers on one final journey together, wading through the stuff that is thicker than water.
Tender-hearted, at times achingly funny, this is a moving testimony to both the resilience of the human spirit and to the price of strawberries.
This is the story of Louis, who never quite fitted in, and of his younger brother who always tagged along.
Two brothers on one final journey together, wading through the stuff that is thicker than water.
Tender-hearted, at times achingly funny, this is a moving testimony to both the resilience of the human spirit and to the price of strawberries.
Reviews / Votes
'This is a lovely touching book. The subject is a poignant one, handled with tact, insight and, most of all, with love' Alexander McCall Smith'Beautifully done... A fine book on mortality and siblinghood' Broadcaster Libby Purves
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Edition
UK edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
239 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-752973-5 (9780007529735)
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Person
Alex Shearer was born in Wick in the north of Scotland, and now lives in Somerset. He has written for television, radio, film and the stage and is the author of many books for children, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize shortlisted The Speed of the Dark. Several of Alex's novels have become films and TV series, all over the world; one became both a manga comic and a full length anime film in Japan. His books have been translated into many different languages.