| Item 9780805092615$12.99 - $26.00 Story of lives racked by tragedy and redeemed by love.
The award-winning author of The Adversary describes his witness to two tragedies including the loss of a Sri Lanka child during a tsunami and the fatal illness of a much-loved young wife and mother, losses that inspired both families and the author to engage in acts of service to other... | |
$13.01Sale $13.01 - $19.84 Story of lives racked by tragedy and redeemed by love.
The award-winning author of The Adversary describes his witness to two tragedies including the loss of a Sri Lanka child during a tsunami and the fatal illness of a much-loved young wife and mother, losses that inspired both families and the author to engage in acts of service to others. 35,000 first printing.
From the acclaimed Emmanuel Carrère, an act of generous imagination that unflinchingly records devastating loss and, equally vividly, the wealth of human solace that follows in its wake In Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grand-father helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a young woman succumbs to illness, leaving her husband and small children bereft. Present at both events, Emmanuel Carrère sets out to tell the story of two familiesshattered and ultimately restored. What he accomplishes is nothing short of a literary miracle: a heartrending narrative of endless love, a meditation on courage and decency in the face of adversity, an intimate and reverent look at the extraordinary beauty and nobility of ordinary lives. Precise, sober, and suspenseful, as full of twists and turns as any novel, Lives Other Than My Own confronts terrifying catastrophes to illuminate the astonishing richness of human connection: a grandfather who thought he had found paradisetoo soonand now devotes himself to helping his neighbors rebuild their village; a husband so in love with his ailing wife that he carries her in his arms like a knight does his princess; and finally, Carrère himself, longtime chronicler of the tormented self, who unexpectedly finds consolation and even joy as he immerses himself in the lives of others.
Lives Other Than My Own General
| ISBN | 9780805092615 |
| Fiction/Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction |
| Publisher | Metropolitan Books |
| Pages | 243 |
| List Price | $26.00 |
| Author | Carrere, Emmanuel |
| Publication Date | 09/13/2011 |
| Release Status | In Print |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Language | English |
| Measurements | Height: 8.5 Inches (US)Width: 6 Inches (US)Thickness: 1 Inches (US)Unit Weight: 0.8 Pounds (US) |
Story of lives racked by tragedy and redeemed by love.
The award-winning author of The Adversary describes his witness to two tragedies including the loss of a Sri Lanka child during a tsunami and the fatal illness of a much-loved young wife and mother, losses that inspired both families and the author to engage in acts of service to others. 35,000 first printing.
From the acclaimed Emmanuel Carrère, an act of generous imagination that unflinchingly records devastating loss and, equally vividly, the wealth of human solace that follows in its wake In Sri Lanka, a tsunami sweeps a child out to sea, her grand-father helpless against the onrushing water. In France, a young woman succumbs to illness, leaving her husband and small children bereft. Present at both events, Emmanuel Carrère sets out to tell the story of two familiesshattered and ultimately restored. What he accomplishes is nothing short of a literary miracle: a heartrending narrative of endless love, a meditation on courage and decency in the face of adversity, an intimate and reverent look at the extraordinary beauty and nobility of ordinary lives. Precise, sober, and suspenseful, as full of twists and turns as any novel, Lives Other Than My Own confronts terrifying catastrophes to illuminate the astonishing richness of human connection: a grandfather who thought he had found paradisetoo soonand now devotes himself to helping his neighbors rebuild their village; a husband so in love with his ailing wife that he carries her in his arms like a knight does his princess; and finally, Carrère himself, longtime chronicler of the tormented self, who unexpectedly finds consolation and even joy as he immerses himself in the lives of others.
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