The Archaeology of Loss
20 April 2023Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
‘A companion for anyone navigating the hardships of loss and uncertainty’ - Octavia Bright, author of This Ragged Grace
A unflinching memoir exploring the realities of marriage, care-giving, how we die and how we grieve. Told with humour and courage, its raw honesty offers profound consolation in difficult times.
After thirteen years together, Sarah Tarlow’s husband Mark began to suffer from an...
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20 April 2023288 pages
9781529099522Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Look elsewhere for cheeriness; the pleasures offered here are those of intelligence and complexity in the hard times that will come to many of us.Sarah Moss, The Guardian
Digs away at our collective fantasy that in dying or caring for the dying we are at our best. In reality, in either role we are often withdrawn, in pain, resentful, bad-tempered: our worst . . . addictively unsentimental.The Times
Extraordinary, unflinching, wonderful, moving.Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina
A meticulously clear yet tender self-excavation exploring love and bereavement. Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of Kindred
