Life, After
Published on 10. February 2022
192 pages
978-1-4735-8375-7 (ISBN)
Description
The Heartbreaking French Bestseller
When Antoine lost his wife, Helene, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book he writes about how they have fared since that terrible day.
Life, After follows a father learning how to create a home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness.
At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?'
'Powerful and revealing... heartbreaking' Matt Rowland Hill, Guardian
'A figure of hope...the portrayal of an everyday struggle to come to terms with loss and with single-parenthood' The Times
'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, on international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate
When Antoine lost his wife, Helene, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book he writes about how they have fared since that terrible day.
Life, After follows a father learning how to create a home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness.
At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?'
'Powerful and revealing... heartbreaking' Matt Rowland Hill, Guardian
'A figure of hope...the portrayal of an everyday struggle to come to terms with loss and with single-parenthood' The Times
'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, on international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate
Reviews / Votes
Powerful and revealing... a heartbreaking study in the unconscious denial that so often attends traumatic loss -- Matt Rowland Hill * Guardian * A figure of hope...the portrayal of an everyday struggle to come to terms with loss and with single-parenthood. * The Times * An astonishing feat... I defy anyone not to shed tears at least once when reading this book * Sunday Times, on You Will Not Have My Hate * A book for our times * Guardian, on You Will Not Have My Hate * Heartbreaking and beautifully written * Daily Mail on You Will Not Have My Hate *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Random House (Digital)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
File size
1,78 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4735-8375-7 (9781473583757)
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Antoine Leiris (Author)
A former cultural commentator for France Info and France Bleu, Antoine Leiris is a journalist working in Paris. His first book, You Will Not Have My Hate, told the story of his wife's death in the Bataclan terrorist attack and how he and his baby son coped in the weeks after her murder.
Sam Taylor (Translator)
Sam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet's HHhH and Leila Slimani's Lullaby.
A former cultural commentator for France Info and France Bleu, Antoine Leiris is a journalist working in Paris. His first book, You Will Not Have My Hate, told the story of his wife's death in the Bataclan terrorist attack and how he and his baby son coped in the weeks after her murder.
Sam Taylor (Translator)
Sam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet's HHhH and Leila Slimani's Lullaby.
