Five And a Half Times Three: The Short Life And Death of Joe Buffalo Stuart - Hardcover

Stuart, Alexander; Totterdell, Ann

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241128897 ISBN 13: 9780241128893

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 1990

Synopsis

This is an account of parents coming to terms with their five and half year old son's untimely death. In the book they deal with the struggles and triumphs of Joe's illness and how it affected their relationship. They also discuss in an objective and critical way, the whole question of medical care and how they learnt about chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Finally the Stuarts confront the fact that Joe is dying and the problem of what life will be without Joe. It poses questions and offers help to all those in similar positions. Alexander Stuart has also written "The War Zone" and Anne Totterdell is the deputy film critic of "The Financial Times".

About this title

About the Author

Ann Totterdell is the deputy film critic of the Financial Times. Alexander Stuart was the executive producer of Insignificance. His novel, The War Zone, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. He has also written a children's book with his son, Henry and the Sea, and is at work on a new novel, Tribes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241128897
• ISBN 13: 9780241128893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320