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THE TICKING IS THE BOMB
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| By: |
Nick Flynn |
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Paperback |
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£8.99 |
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£6.56 |
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£2.43 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0571243703 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780571243709 |
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| Publisher: |
FABER & FABER |
| Pub. date: |
1 December, 2009 |
| Pages: |
304 |
| Description: |
Set before the birth of Flynn's first child, a daughter, this memoir explores the fears and joys of becoming a father, whilst combining passages from Flynn's own childhood. |
| Synopsis: |
One day I hope to be able to tell my daughter a story about a dark time, the dark days before she was born, and how her coming was a ray of light. 'We got lost for a while', this story will begin, 'but then we found our way'. Set just before the birth of Flynn's first child, a daughter, this impassioned memoir explores the fears and joys of becoming a father, whilst artfully interweaving passages from Flynn's own childhood. Haunted by a history of addiction, a relationship with a fantasist father and a longing to connect with his mother, who committed suicide when he was a child, Flynn explores these painful memories and unsteady relationships to create an unflinching and unforgettable story. The time bomb of the title becomes a vehicle for exploring his impending fatherhood, which brings him face to face with the stark realities of humanity - among them, the terror, torture and political crimes that begin to haunt him. Here is a dazzling, inventive memoir of profound self-discovery, of painful family memories, and of the compulsion to run from love, but ultimately to embrace it. |
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UK |
| Imprint: |
Faber & Faber |
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Returnable |
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