The Great Below: A Journey Into Loss

by Maddy Paxman

Maddy Paxman's husband, the poet Michael Donaghy, died suddenly at the age of fifty. After the shock of his unexpected death, the funeral and the public mourning of this well-loved and critically acclaimed writer, Maddy was faced with helping their young son deal with the loss of his father. She also had to come to terms herself with being the sole parent - 'trying to be both banks of the river', as she writes. In this extraordinary account, Maddy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1859643760
• ISBN13: 9781859643761
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Garnet Publishing
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"