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OverviewHalf my life ago, I killed a girl . So begins Darin Strauss' Half a Life, the true story of how one outing in his father's car resulted in the death of a classmate and the beginning of a different, darker life for the author. The reader follows Strauss as he blurs through his startling past - collision, funeral, the queasy drama of a high-stakes court case. What starts as a personal tale of a tragic event opens into the story of how one lives with a very hard fact: that we can try our human best in the crucial moment, but it might never be good enough. Half a Life is a nakedly honest and painful, yet ultimately hopeful, examination of guilt, responsibility and living with past actions written in Strauss' beautiful yet stark and sharp prose. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Darin StraussPublisher: Beautiful Books Limited Imprint: Beautiful Books Limited Dimensions: Width: 13.40cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 18.70cm ISBN: 9781907616075ISBN 10: 1907616071 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 17 February 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA story of hope and what it means to be human. - Carrie Fisher This might be the bravest book you will ever read. - Kelly Corrigan Half a Life is the best anything I've read - novel, memoir, story - in a very long time. Read it, be swallowed, come out changed. - David Lipsky Author InformationDarin Strauss is the international bestselling author of Chang and Eng, More Than It Hurts You and The Real McCoy. His work has been translated into 14 languages and published in 17 countries. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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