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Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

by Max Porter

Grief Is the Thing with Feathers

by Max Porter

A Ted Hughes scholar and lost soul grapples with the untimely death of his wife, as his two sons struggle to cope with the loss of their mother. Amidst the crushing waves of grief, their London flat becomes the stage where the surreal and the everyday converge, personified by Crow, a mysterious embodiment of trickster, therapist, and guardian spirit. Crow inserts himself into their lives with wild abandon and a quirky defiance of norms, vowing to remain until they no longer have need of his chaotic comfort. Through an unconventional narrative that blurs the line between reality and allegory, 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' captures the tumultuous process of healing and the power of memory.

  • Fiction
  • Magical Realism
  • Literary
  • Fatherhood
  • Humorous
  • Psychological
  • Grief
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