When Things are Alive They Hum (Paperback)

Paperback. The Australian Womens Weekly Great ReadShortlisted for the Indie Book Awards for Debut FictionShortlisted for the MUD Literary PrizeShortlisted for the ABIA Award for General FictionShortlisted for the ABIA Matt Richell Award New Writer of the Year Hannah Bents outstanding debut is a wise, wondrous celebration of life. The AustralianMarlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that connects all things. For Marlowe, they are bound by her fierce determination to keep Harper, born with a congenital heart disorder, alive. Now 25, Marlowe is finally living her own life abroad, pursuing her studies of a rare species of butterfly secure in the knowledge Harpers happiness is complete, having found love with boyfriend, Louis. But then she receives the devastating call that Harpers heart is failing. She needs a heart transplant but is denied one by the medical establishment because she is living with a disability. Marlowe rushes to her childhood home in Hong Kong to be by Harpers side and soon has to answer the question what lengths would you go to save your sister? When Things Are Alive They Hum poses profound questions about the nature of love and existence, the ways grief changes us, and how we confront the hand fate has dealt us. Intensely moving, exquisitely written and literally humming with wonder, it is a novel that celebrates life in all its guises, and what comes after.PRAISE FOR WHEN THINGS ARE ALIVE THEY HUMcompelling and tender Suzanne Daniel, author of Allegra in Three PartsHannah Bent has created a literary heroine of such pure beauty she takes your breath away. The Australian Womens WeeklyPosing profound questions about g rief, love and fate, Bents debut celebrates life and sisterhood in an awe-inspiring way.Harpers BazaarAt once uplifting and heartbreaking, this is a story about the special bond between two sisters. Sunday LifeA simply beautiful novel. Good Readingheartbreakingly beautiful. Family CircleWhen literature is alive it hums, and rattles and warms and hurts and heals. Hannah Bent and her wondrous Harper and Marlowe have changed the way Ive been going about my days. What a gift. Trent Dalton, author of Boy Swallows Universe and All Our Shimmering Skies.what stayed with me was the achingly beautiful portrayal of the love between the two sisters. If I had a sister, that is how I would like to feel. Nicole Abadee, Sydney Morning Herald A heartbreaking work of wonder about the hum that connects us all Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…