Torch
Novel from the author of the huge bestseller Wild.
Published on 20. June 2014
432 pages
978-1-78239-538-6 (ISBN)
Description
A searing and luminous novel of a family's grief after unexpected loss, from the author of the huge bestseller Wild.
"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilt a life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart.
Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.
"Work hard. Do good. Be incredible!" is the advice Teresa Rae Wood shares with the listeners of her local radio show, Modern Pioneers, and the advice she strives to live by every day. She has fled a bad marriage and rebuilt a life with her children, Claire and Joshua, and their caring stepfather, Bruce. Their love for each other binds them as a family through the daily struggles of making ends meet. But when they received unexpected news that Teresa, only 38, is dying of cancer, their lives all begin to unravel and drift apart.
Strayed's intimate portraits of these fully human characters in a time of crisis show the varying truths of grief, forgiveness, and the beautiful terrors of learning how to keep living.
Reviews / Votes
This novelist goes fearlessly into this place of raw grief and inappropriate lust and desperate love and simply reports what she sees: These are people who live dense, perplexing, fascinating and authentic lives * Washington Post * Torch is a steady stream of finely wrought portrayals of nuance, moments and emotions. . . . Lovely turns of phrase are coupled with subtle and keen observations and truisms that remind a reader why she reads * Newsday * A heartbreaking anatomy of one family's grief... Beautifully written and authentic * People *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
1,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78239-538-6 (9781782395386)
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Person
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the critically acclaimed novel Torch, the huge New York Times-bestselling memoir Wild and the collection of essays Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Someone Who's Been There. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, Allure and The Rumpus. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Part I The Woods of Coltrap County
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Part II Good
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- Chapter 7
- Chapter 8
- Part III Mud Days
- Chapter 9
- Chapter 10
- Chapter 11
- Part IV Company
- Chapter 12
- Chapter 13
- Chapter 14
- Part V Torch
- Chapter 15
- Chapter 16
- Chapter 17
- Acknowledgments
