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Description
Not everyone keeps an eagle owl in the spare bedroom cupboard, plays chess for the French Foreign Legion, or goes to school on an obstinate donkey. But this was all just a day in the life of the four Luard children. For the Luards, growing up as their family travelled across Europe, life was a series of adventures. Yet no family is immune to tragedy, and in Francesca, the eldest of three daughters, we find a true heroine. Honest, perceptive and passionate, she tells her own story – until she can tell it no more.
Full of anecdotes and peppered with their favourite recipes, Family Life is an extraordinary story of joy, grief and, above all – love. Elisabeth Luard gives a truthful and moving mother's account of their unconventional, unforgettable tale.
Product details
Published | 25 Apr 2013 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 352 |
ISBN | 9781408831076 |
Imprint | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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Unspeakably moving ... She deserves a medal
Libby Purves, The Times
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Writing with admirable courage, she contributes memorably to the literature of family life
Elizabeth Buchan, Mail on Sunday
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Some of the most poignant and moving writing this year
Daily Express
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Books can be good, bad or patchy, but there are some that you will never forget. Elisabeth Luard's belongs in the last category
Sue Gaisford, Independent
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One of the most powerful accounts you will ever read of a mother's love for her child
Daily Mail