Imprint: Arrow
Published: 14/08/2014
ISBN: 9780099598749
Length: 384 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm
Weight: 266g
RRP: £8.99
In 1960s Bristol, a family is overshadowed by tragedy
While Susan, a typically feisty seven-year-old, is busy being brave, her mother, Eddress, is struggling for courage. Though bound by an indestructible love, their journey through a world that is darkening with tragedy is fraught with the kind of misunderstandings that bring as much laughter as pain, and as many dreams as nightmares. How does a child cope when faced with a wall of adult secrets? What does a mother do when her biggest fear starts to become a reality? Because it's the Sixties, and because it's shameful to own up to feelings, Eddress tries to deny the truth, while Susan creates a world that will never allow her mother to leave.
Set in a world where a fridge is a luxury, cars have starting handles, and where bingo and coupons bring in the little extras, Just One More Day is a deeply moving true-life account, told by mother and daughter, of how the spectre of death moved into their family, and how hard they tried to pretend it wasn't there.
Imprint: Arrow
Published: 14/08/2014
ISBN: 9780099598749
Length: 384 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 23mm x 129mm
Weight: 266g
RRP: £8.99
We use the phrase honest truth too lightly: it should be reserved for books - deeply moving books - like this.
Deeply moving.