Ever After
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Ever After
By (Author) William Wharton
HarperCollins Publishers
The Friday Project Limited
19th November 2013
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Fiction
True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Autobiography: general
Autobiography: writers
True stories of survival of abuse and injustice
Memoirs
Sociology: death and dying
Coping with / advice about death and bereavement
Deathcare and funeral industries
Religion: death and dying
347.306323092
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 15mm
130g
Description
William Wharton turns his microscopic gaze on his own life to narrate and scrutinize the untimely deaths of his daughter and her family. A moving story of one mans rage against death, and spiritual renewal.
On August 3rd 1988, field burning caused a 23-car pile-up that claimed the lives of seven people, including William Whartons daughter, Kate, her husband, and their two children. In EVER AFTER, William Wharton searches for meaning in this tragedy, and tries to put a stop to a dangerous agriculture practice.
Written from the perspective of both father and daughter, EVER AFTER is inspiring and heart-breaking in equal measures.
Reviews
William Whartons search for meaning in personal tragedy is harrowing, courageous, and extraordinarily moving Hilma Wolitzer
Whartons book has the ring of emotional truth even as it reads like a grippingly dramatic novel Publishers Weekly
Author Bio
William Wharton was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1925. During the Second World War, Wharton served in the US army, until an injury led to his discharge. In 1978, Whartons first novel, Birdy, was published to critical acclaim. Before his death in 2008, Wharton penned 8 further novels, and 3 memoirs. The most recent memoir, Shrapnel, was published for the first time in English in 2012.
