About the Author:
Louisa Young was born in London and read history at Cambridge. She co-wrote the Lionboy series with her daughter, and is the author of eight further books including the bestselling My Dear I Wanted to Tell You, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award, and was a Richard and Judy Book Club choice, and its acclaimed sequels The Heroes' Welcome and Devotion. Her work is published in 36 languages. She lives in London.
Review:
`Spectacular. I can't stop thinking about it. Louisa Young is a beautiful, beautiful writer and there is great courage and love in the way she addresses her subject. It's the portrait of a man and his times and his illness told with love but also with an unflinching honesty that feels like a great gift to the reader' Cathy Rentzenbrink, author of The Last Act of Love `An extraordinarily candid bereavement memoir... As much as it's an overwhelming love letter, Young's book is also a sobering reminder of the devastating effects of alcoholism, not just on an individual's life, but on everyone else around them' Evening Standard `The most riveting, heartbreaking book I've ever read about addiction, but above all about the nature of love. Already one of my books of the year' Linda Grant `Louisa Young's memoir of her long, bruising love for musical genius Robert Lockhart is as honest as the morning after and the best account of loving against all sense since Penelope Mortimer's The Pumpkin Eater' Patrick Gale `If the greatest act of devotion is to conjure the dead beloved in all their vivid, imperfect, mesmerising humanity, then Louisa Young's book is a memorial to equal the Taj Mahal. Anyone who has ever loved an alcoholic (be that a partner, parent, friend or relative) will find that the author's insights and breathtaking honesty will salve their wounds, as well as help them better understand the most devastating of addictions' Rowan Pelling `I'm still fucking crying. And its such a great work of art. I wish I'd read it before I worked as a drug and alcohol counsellor' Philippa Perry `I am upset, astonished, compelled, grateful. The sheer work of loving comes through, the understanding that it took. The toll. And yet she continues to spread the understanding. Quite brilliant' Suzanne Moore `Oh my God, it's so beautiful, and heartbreaking, and true' Sam Baker, The Pool
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