Joanne Hichens lost first her mother, then, in quick succession, her husband, her father and her mother-in-law – two deaths anticipated, two coming as the worst kind of shock. In this memoir of grief and recovery, she writes with honesty and humour of death, our ‘constant companion’, and the stumbling journey through the country of grief. By turns searing and sparkling, her account gives compelling insight into the losses that stalk us all, while also celebrating the mainstays of life – friendship, family, and the memories of those we love and lose.
ISBN: 978-0-9946805-5-6
Publication date: 2 November 2020
Also available on Kindle: Death and the After Parties
“If you have loved, lost or grieved … then this book will resonate deeply. Searching for a new place in her changed world, Joanne Hichens reminds us that especially in our darkest moments we need to embrace our vulnerability in order to find strength. Tender, courageous, compelling.”
— Tracy Going, author of Brutal Legacy
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JOANNE HICHENS, author and editor, lives in Cape Town. She has edited numerous short story anthologies, including Bad Company, The Bed Book of Short Stories, Hair: Weaving & Unpicking Stories of Identity, Bloody Satisfied, the award-winning Adults Only, Incredible Journey, Die Laughing and Trade Secrets. Her crime novels are Out to Score (co-written), Divine Justice (soon to be published in the United States), and Sweet Paradise. Her YA novels, Stained and Riding the Wave, were both shortlisted for the Sanlam Literature Award.
Author photograph by Rob Turrell.
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Where can I order a copy of this book. My local Exclusive Books (Morningside, Sandton, JHB) don’t have it in stock?
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Dear Joan, They should be able to order a copy for you from our distributors, or from one of the other Exclusive Books which still have stock. The surest way to track down a copy is via the ISBN: 978-0-9946805-5-6. I hope you will be able to get your copy within a few days this way. Thank you!
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