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Item Details
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THE FATHER I HAD
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| By: |
Martin Townsend |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£7.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0552155195 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780552155199 |
| Publisher: |
TRANSWORLD PUBLISHERS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2008 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
Father and son: arguably the most complex of all family relationships. But what happens when your dad is a manic-depressive who paints the front door in the middle of the night and sends good-wishes to Michael Crawford scrawled on a pair of underpants? Martin Townsend grew up with a father, Ron, who had suffered recurring mental illness. |
| Synopsis: |
Father and son: arguably the most complex of all family relationships. But what happens when your dad is a manic-depressive who paints the front door in the middle of the night and sends good-wishes to Michael Crawford scrawled on a pair of underpants? Martin Townsend grew up with a father, Ron, who had suffered recurring mental illness since the early 1950s. At the slightest emotional trigger, he could turn from a loving and compassionate dad to a restless, dead-eyed depressive or a spiteful, bullying monster. In "The Father I Had", Martin Townsend, editor of the "Sunday Express", paints a powerful, often painful portrait of life with his dad. From the soaring, often hilarious 'highs' to the horrific 'lows' of his father's three suicide attempts, he tells a story of pain, courage and resilience and produces a moving and account of a close family nearly torn apart by mental illness. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Corgi Books |
| Prizes: |
Winner of Mind Book of the Year Award 2008 |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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