Emma Brockes
She Left Me the Gun: My Mother's Life Before Me
- ISBN 13:
- 9780571275854
- author:
- Emma Brockes
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Faber & Faber
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2014
- Pages:
- 352
- Dimensions:
- 12.6 x 2.2 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Family History Biographies & True Stories
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
She Left Me the Gun My Mother's Life Before Me by Emma Brockes is a personal and poignant account of a writer's search for her mother's story. Growing up in an English village, Emma was told fragments of her mother's life before her, but it wasn't until her death that she felt free to investigate. The book takes Emma on a journey to South Africa, where she uncovers the untold stories of her mother's childhood and the choices she made to leave behind. Part investigation, part travelogue, and part elegy, this is a gripping and clear-eyed account of a writer's search for truth and connection with her past. Through her mother's story, Emma comes to realise what a gift it was - a reminder that our lives are full of complexities and contradictions, and that sometimes the most surprising things can be found in the unlikeliest of places.
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