With an introduction by Andrew O'HaganWhen I think about her now, which is most of the time, it's like rewinding a silent film in my head: I see the crucial scenes in our lives together. But what I can't hear is her voice in my head, and that silence is driving me crazy.After her sister Ruth's death from breast cancer in September 1997, Justine Picardie was desperate to speak to her again, to hear her voice, to find something - anything - that might fill the space she had left behind. Over the course of the next year, Justine's search for Ruth lead her into the underworld of spiritualism, through a series of encounters with mediums and psychics who believe that we can communicate with those we have lost.If the Spirit Moves You is Justine's remarkable story about her search for the afterlife in an age of reason, scepticism and science. Powerfully moving, both heart-breaking and funny, it is an extraordinary classic about the exhausting journey of grief and the enduring power of love.
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A poignant and uplifting memoir of life and love after death
When I think about her now, which is most of the time, it's like rewinding a silent film in my head: I see the crucial scenes in our lives together. But what I can't hear is her voice in my head, and that silence is driving me crazy.
After her sister Ruth died from breast cancer in September 1997, Justine Picardie was desperate to speak to her again, to hear her voice, to find something - anything - that might fill the space she had left behind. Over the next year, Justine's search for Ruth led her into the underworld of spiritualism, through a series of encounters with mediums and psychics who believe that we can communicate with those we have lost.
If the Spirit Moves You is Justine's remarkable story about her experiences with the afterlife in an age of reason, scepticism and science. Powerfully moving, both heartbreaking and funny, it is an extraordinary book about the exhausting journey of grief and the enduring power of love.
'Every single person who has experienced the loss, yearning and honourable rage of bereavement will know that this is their book. There is nothing else like it' Nigella Lawson
'Extraordinarily compelling . . . instantly recognisable to all those who have experienced the agony of bereavement' Daily Mail
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Every single person who has experienced the loss, yearning and honourable rage of bereavement will know that this is their book. There is nothing else like it
A poignant and uplifting memoir of life and love after death
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781447289289
Publisert
2015-06-18
Utgiver
Vendor
Picador
Vekt
220 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
00, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
256
Forfatter
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