Susannah Walker
Life of Stuff: Possessions, obsessions and the mess we leave behind
Life of Stuff: Possessions, obsessions and the mess we leave behind
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The Life of Stuff is a memoir by Susannah Walker that was shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize 2019. It explores mourning and the shoring up of possessions against life's losses and griefs, raising universal questions about what makes us the people we are.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 384 pages
Publication date: 10 January 2019
Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
A captivating memoir that has been shortlisted for the prestigious James Tait Black Biography Prize 2019!
Sunday Times
Gripped me from the very first page!
Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights
A gripping read... a riveting piece of writing!
Radio 4
But what do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave behind?
Only after her mother's death does Susannah Walker discover the extent of her hoarding tendencies. Over the following months, she embarks on a daunting task of sorting through a dilapidated house filled to the brim with rubbish and treasures. As she fills bag after bag with possessions, she is really searching for a woman she had never truly known or understood in her life. This is her last chance to piece together her mother's story and make sense of their troubled relationship.
What emerges from the mess of scattered papers, discarded photographs, and an extraordinary amount of stuff is the history of a sad and fractured family, haunted by dead children, divorce, and alcohol.
The Life of Stuff is a deeply personal exploration of mourning and the shoring up of possessions against the losses and griefs of life, which also raises universal questions about what makes us the people we are.
Compelling and moving.
Ruth Hogan
An excellent memoir!
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Weight: 274g
Dimension: 179 x 152 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781784163303
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