A Special Day: A Mothers Memoir of Love, Loss, and Acceptance After the Death of Her Daughter
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
A Special Day: A Mothers Memoir of Love, Loss, and Acceptance After the Death of Her Daughter
By (Author) Anne-Dauphine Julliand
Translated by Adriana Hunter
Skyhorse Publishing
Arcade Publishing
26th May 2015
United States
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Biography: philosophy and social sciences
Biography: adventurers and explorers
155.937092
Physical Properties
Hardback
160
Width 140mm, Height 210mm, Spine 18mm
320g
Description
February 29th is a date that comes into existence just once every four years. It is also the birthday of Thais--author Anne-Dauphine Julliand's darling daughter--who died of a genetic disease. Thais lived just shy of her fourth birthday. She had a short life but good one. As this special day is about to reappear on her calendar for the first time s
Reviews
Reviews for the international bestseller Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand
"Though the authors account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parents powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses."
Kirkus Reviews
Exceptional insights into life.
ELLE
A story carried by the incredibly tranquillity of spirit of a mother put to the test.
Le Point
An extraordinary autobiographical account.
Le Figaro
A wonderful lesson from a little girl.
La Croix
Reviews for the international bestseller Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand
"Though the authors account charts suffering of mythic proportions, the lessons gleaned from her daughters prove incredibly wise. Unflinching and inspirational, a parents powerful tale of finding love and understanding beyond the senses."
Kirkus Reviews
Exceptional insights into life.
ELLE
A story carried by the incredibly tranquillity of spirit of a mother put to the test.
Le Point
An extraordinary autobiographical account.
Le Figaro
A wonderful lesson from a little girl.
La Croix
Author Bio
Anne-Dauphine Julliand was born in 1973 in Paris. After studying journalism, she went on to work as a journalist. In 2006, she learned that her second child, Thas, was suffering from a rare disease and didn't have much time left to live. She wrote about her experiences after the overwhelming two years in which she and her husband, supported by all those around her, took care of Thas. At first, she wrote it for herself, her husband, and her children. Two Small Footprints in Wet Sand became a publishing phenomenon that swept France off its feet and is now a bestseller there. A Special Day is about her search to find ways to cope with the loss of her daughter.
Adriana Hunter is the translator of works by Catherine Millet, Genevieve Jurgensen, Amelie Nothomb, Viviane Moore, and Louis Sanders.
