Small Pieces
A Book of Lamentations
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Family Relationships, Death/Grief/Bereavement, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Joanne Limburg | ISBN: | 9781786492319 |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books | Publication: | July 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Joanne Limburg |
| ISBN: | 9781786492319 |
| Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
| Publication: | July 6, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Atlantic Books |
| Language: | English |
This is Joanne's account of coming to terms with her brother's suicide and through that process, the entirety of her family life. In Small Pieces Joanne explores her childhood, her Jewishness and her mother's death as well as that of her brother.The life and family Joanne describes is a complex combination of conflicting influences - both scientific and literary; Jewish and humanist impulses; and middle America and North London settings.Small Pieces is a beautiful and searingly honest meditation on family and faith.
This is Joanne's account of coming to terms with her brother's suicide and through that process, the entirety of her family life. In Small Pieces Joanne explores her childhood, her Jewishness and her mother's death as well as that of her brother.The life and family Joanne describes is a complex combination of conflicting influences - both scientific and literary; Jewish and humanist impulses; and middle America and North London settings.Small Pieces is a beautiful and searingly honest meditation on family and faith.
