Let Not the Waves of the Sea - Softcover

Stephenson, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1848545592 ISBN 13: 9781848545595

Publisher: John Murray, 2011

Synopsis

LET NOT THE WAVES OF THE SEA is Simon Stephenson's account of his journey following the loss of his brother in the Indian Ocean tsunami. If it is a story of grief, it is also a story of hope and of the unexpected places where healing can be found.

Simon's journey takes him from Edinburgh in the immediate aftermath of the disaster, to Downing Street in London, to Thailand and the island where his brother died, to the scene of an ancient tsunami on the north-west coast of the United States, and to the town where he and his brother's favourite childhood film was made. Along the way there is heartbreak, dengue fever, Greek mythology, and hard physical labour in the tropical heat, but there is also memory, redemption and humour as well.

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Review

'An immensely moving, truthful and honest elegy, Let Not The Waves of The Sea will go straight into your heart and take up residence there for a long, long time. Stephenson has created something extraordinary: a fearlessly and nobly emotional book without a jot of manipulative sentimentality' (Neel Mukherjee)

Stephenson has written an extraordinary and courageous book, detailing and analysing in a cool, clear voice what it means to lose a loved one. Let Not the Waves... is more than merely a tale of mourning, however; it is a moving exploration of brotherhood and friendship, an uplifting story of a young man coming to terms with life's random cruelty. We read novels because they speak in universals, non-fiction for specifics. Very occasionally a non-fiction work leaps the generic divide and says something that will endure: Let Not the Waves of the Sea is one of those books. (Alex Preston)

"...Simon Stephenson's beautifully written journal of rupture is punctuated by a cavernous sense of loss...what is touching about this book is its great good-heartedness...The book becomes an eloquent love letter to Thailand's fragile island paradises and the people there" (TLS)

'A remarkably moving and compelling read. The travelogue and biography is a celebration of his brother's life and deals courageously with the journey to understand his death in the Asian tsunami on Ko Phi Phi' (Andrew Dixon, Scotland on Sunday)

Book Description

The world changes when you lose somebody you love...

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1848545592
• ISBN 13: 9781848545595
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320