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The Heartbreaking French Bestseller
When Antoine lost his wife, Hélène, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book he writes about how they have fared since that terrible day.
Life, After follows a father learning how to create a home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness.
At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?'
'Powerful and revealing... heartbreaking' Matt Rowland Hill, Guardian
'A figure of hope...the portrayal of an everyday struggle to come to terms with loss and with single-parenthood' The Times
'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, on international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate
When Antoine lost his wife, Hélène, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book he writes about how they have fared since that terrible day.
Life, After follows a father learning how to create a home for his son. From imagining the reviews he might receive as a parent, to dealing with the emotions that arise around a new relationship and talking to children about bereavement, Antoine charts the course of their life together with remarkable humour and self-awareness.
At times heartbreaking and at times vibrating with the joy of the companionship of a lively little boy, Life, After finds a way to answer the question 'How can I go on?'
'Powerful and revealing... heartbreaking' Matt Rowland Hill, Guardian
'A figure of hope...the portrayal of an everyday struggle to come to terms with loss and with single-parenthood' The Times
'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, on international bestseller You Will Not Have My Hate
The Heartbreaking French Bestseller
When Antoine lost his wife, Hélène, he was left to care for their baby alone. In this wry and honest book he writes about how they have fared since that terrible day.
Life, After follows a father learning how to create a home for his son. From imagining the r...
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Professor Lady Elodie Rentier Leaf D'Estrange
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January 19, 2023
'To understand that she was always there, in the background, hidden by the light...' a beautiful and honest book about life.. Grieving, but carry on living. I lost my mama at a similar age as Melvil. A book about not to erase the loved ones who have died. But to realise they are always with us and give them space in our lives❤️
About the author
Antoine Leiris (Author)
A former cultural commentator for France Info and France Bleu, Antoine Leiris is a journalist working in Paris. His first book, You Will Not Have My Hate, told the story of his wife's death in the Bataclan terrorist attack and how he and his baby son coped in the weeks after her murder.
Sam Taylor (Translator)
Sam Taylor is an award-winning literary translator and novelist. He has translated more than 60 books from French including Laurent Binet's HHhH and Leila Slimani's Lullaby.
Antoine Leiris (Author)
A former cultural commentator for France Info and France Bleu, Antoine Leiris is a journalist working in Paris. His first book, You Will Not Have My Hate, told the story of his wife's death in the Bataclan terrorist attack and how he and his baby son coped in the weeks af...
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