{"product_id":"before-the-light-fades-9780349017822","title":"Before the Light Fades","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations'' \u003c\/b\u003eSARAH WATERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A fierce and beautiful book'' \u003c\/b\u003eEDMUND DE WAAL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Heartfelt and upfront... A grieving daughter rediscovers her mother''s political past''\u003c\/b\u003e BLAKE MORRISON, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A compelling reconstruction of her mother''s life as a young anti-nuclear activist defying her suburban parents'' \u003c\/b\u003eCATHERINE TAYLOR, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Eloquent, piercing, gloriously humane''\u003c\/b\u003e PHILIPPE SANDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter the sudden death of her mother at age 75, Natasha Walter was thrown into a time of bewilderment and sadness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It was only when she began to search back through Ruth''s history, that she began to understand how her life led to death by her own hand. She learns that Ruth had been brought up to be a conventional young woman, but chose to take huge risks and even break the law for her beliefs in the nuclear disarmament movement of the 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalter's wise, thoughtful memoir is both\u003cb\u003e deeply affecting and unexpectedly inspiring\u003c\/b\u003e. A fascinating story of courage, doubt and defiance across three generations, it's the perfect read for daunting times. * Sarah Waters *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eloquent, piercing, gloriously humane memoir\u003c\/b\u003e on the wonders of life in the most difficult of moments. It touched me very much. * Philippe Sands *\u003cbr\u003eAn important and beautiful memoir about how a daughter's feelings for the loss of her beloved mother changes and evolves through grief... \u003cb\u003edark, painful but also illuminating and healing\u003c\/b\u003e * Julia Samuel *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeeply passionate and humane\u003c\/b\u003e... [a] compelling reconstruction of her mother's life as a young anti-nuclear activist defying her suburban parents... \u003cb\u003eWalter writes powerfully\u003c\/b\u003e in the book's conclusion about the current challenges facing refugees to the UK -- Catherine Taylor * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeartfelt and upfront\u003c\/b\u003e... A grieving daughter rediscovers her mother's political past -- Blake Morrison * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly fascinating... A powerful reminder that our actions really do matter\u003c\/b\u003e -- Lucy Atkins * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a potent book... Walter spreads it out before us with \u003cb\u003egreat tenderness, exquisite writing, clear eyes and an open heart\u003c\/b\u003e -- Louisa Young * Perspective *\u003cbr\u003eA book about sadness and memory and the attempts people make to come to terms with overwhelming pain... provides an interesting contrast between the feminist issues that ran through her mother's life and those that have determined her own -- Caroline Moorehead * Times Literary Supplement *\u003cbr\u003eIn this succinct and deeply serious memoir, Natasha relives the days and weeks after her mother's death... the book demonstrates fascinatingly is how children react against their parents -- Ysenda Maxtone Graham * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eAn examination, both glancing and gripping, of [her mother's] life... Walter's familiarity with the displaced and fearful makes her a gentle chronicler of the lives of her grandparents -- Claudia Fitzherbert * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eWalter writes brilliantly about how little a child knows about their parents, and uncovers Ruth's life as the daughter of Jews who fled persecution, and became a Sixties' activist. This is unflinchingly honest: \u003cb\u003ethe best book I have read this year\u003c\/b\u003e * The Tablet *\u003cbr\u003eIn the course of deeply pondering her mother's legacy, Walter does indeed find meaning, though it's bitter and hard won... The light may well be fading, she concedes; the challenge is to make your stand all the same * Spectator *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864457785687,"sku":"9780349017822","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780349017822.jpg?v=1722272044","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/before-the-light-fades-9780349017822","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}