Description
In this searing and darkly witty memoir, a celebrated writer looks back on the childhood, illness, and turning points that shaped her life. From a difficult working-class upbringing and the fractured dynamics of her family to the pain of chronic illness, infertility, and the unsettling process of selling a house filled with memories, she traces the lives she lived—and the possibilities she left behind. Ghosts here are both literal metaphors and emotional presences: unlived futures, lost identities, and the people we carry long after they are gone. Candid, intelligent, and richly atmospheric, the book transforms personal history into a meditation on memory, class, the body, and the roads not taken.
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audiobook
Whole Story Audiobooks
Published Apr 1, 2012
6 pages
ISBN: 9781407499345
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Details
First Published
2003
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Giving up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel.