Full of unexpected humour and profound emotional truth, Grief Is the Thing with Feathers marks the arrival of a thrilling new talent. In this extraordinary debut - part novella, part polyphonic fable, part essay on grief - Max Porter's compassion and bravura style combine to dazzling effect. As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no longer need him. In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antagonist, trickster, healer, babysitter. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and scruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness. |a In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. |a 'First published in 2015 by Faber & Faber Ltd., London'-Title page verso. |a Minneapolis, Minnesota : |b Graywolf Press, |c 2016. |a Grief is the thing with feathers : |b a novel / |c Max Porter. This extraordinary debut, full of unexpected humour and emotional truth, marks the arrival of a thrilling and significant new talent.|a YDXCP |b eng |e rda |c YDXCP |d BTCTA |d BDX |d OCLCQ |d DAD |d OCLCO |d CLE |d ODG |d SKYRV 'Amazing and unforgettable.' THE TIMES 'Dazzlyingly good.' ROBERT MACFARLANE 'Unlike anything I've read before.' GUARDIAN In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. ** Order Shy, the Sunday Times number one bestseller from Max Porter, now ** A SUNDAY TIMES TOP 100 NOVEL OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY Winner of the 2016 International Dylan Thomas Prize and the Sunday Times/Peter, Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year award and shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and the Goldsmiths Prize.

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