Description
| Product ID: | 9781800460348 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Am I Still a Mother? |
| Subtitle: | Surviving Life's Cruellest Tragedy - Twice |
| Authors: | Author: Helen Bouchami |
| Page Count: | 312 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In 1979 Helen returns from Algeria to a much-changed UK, where she must juggle sole parenthood with the demands of a successful career. Her life unravels when her older son develops acute leukaemia and his devastated brother spirals into depression and addiction. An ordinary woman: an extraordinary life In 1979 Helen returns from Algeria to a much-changed UK, where she must juggle sole parenthood with thedemands of a successful career. Her life unravels when her older son develops acute leukaemia and hisdevastated brother spirals into depression and addiction. For a decade Helen battles to keep her family, and herself, together. Unable to save her sons, can she nowsave herself? “Takes us on a devastating yet inspiring journey through the loss of her sons just a few years apart. Writing with searing insight and exceptional beauty, Helen Bouchami reveals how grief gave way to the transformative, healing power of love, and ultimately, to a new sense of meaning in life.” Joelle Fraser, author of The Territory of Men and The Forest House |
| Imprint Name: | Matador |
| Publisher Name: | Troubador Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-10-28 |