Gargoyles

Gargoyles
Harriet Mercer
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8 Apr 2021 UK
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9781911585640
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Six weeks after her fortieth birthday, Harriet is struck by a rare and life-threatening illness. An emergency hospital visit turns into an arduous, lengthy stay. Attempts at sleep only bring visions of soul-sucking gargoyles, the lurking demons manifesting Harriet' s fear of death, her relationship with her late father, and her dream of having a family. A stunning blend of memoir and insightful essays on literary and film culture, from Giovanni' s Room to Anthony Hopkins, Tess of the d' Urbervilles to Joaquin Phoenix' s ' Joker' , Harriet seamlessly interweaves personal experience with insightful cultural commentary that questions how we live, and thrive, with pain. Gargoyles explores the power of illness, grief, love, loss, and memory, asking us to celebrate what is in front of us and to not take our lives and health for granted. Sometimes, this means we have to learn to live with the gargoyles.
' Gargoyles, a blend of memoir and essay, brilliantly captures in form and craft the disembodied experience of sudden and life-threatening illness. ' - The Times Literary Supplement; ' Experimental and daring, tender and compelling; Gargoyles is a story of illness, trauma and self-knowledge that has burnt itself into my mind forever. I urge you to read this beautifully written and startling book. ' - Rebecca Tamas author of Strangers & WITCH; ' Gargoyles is a beautiful book about an awful experience; a very elegant, moving and timely study of illness and how it influences time, memory and reality. ' - Sara Baume, author of A Line Made By Walking and Handiwork
Harriet Mercer lives in London and roams parks, fields and concrete jungles with a camera slung over her shoulder. She is a winner of University of London MA in Creative Writing Prize. harrietmercer. co. uk
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781911585640
Published: 8 Apr 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Dead Ink
Publisher: Cinder House
Format: Paperback
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