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One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald
Completely compelling.' Olivia Laing
''Read it with awe and sorrow.'' Fatima Bhutto

After the sudden death of his father, Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular, labyrinthine journey to understand his loss. How do you create an existence when all you can see is a void?

The Reactor is a memoir about absence and creative possibilities, assembled like the pieces of a puzzle. Through philosophy, music, fashion, psychology, art and film, Blackburn travels a vast panorama of ideas and characters to offer an entirely new exploration of grief. This is a book about looking for and finding chain reactions and human connection a work of enduring fragmentary beauty.

The Reactor

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    A Paperback / softback by Nick Blackburn

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      Publisher Faber & Faber
      Published 5 January 2023
      ISBN-13 9780571367757
      978-0571367757
      ISBN-10 0571367755
      Also in:
      Art & Photography The Arts: art forms Biography Biography: arts and entertainment Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about death and bereavement

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      One of the finest accounts of the mysterious workings of grief I have ever read.' Helen Macdonald
      Completely compelling.' Olivia Laing
      ''Read it with awe and sorrow.'' Fatima Bhutto

      After the sudden death of his father, Nick Blackburn embarks on a singular, labyrinthine journey to understand his loss. How do you create an existence when all you can see is a void?

      The Reactor is a memoir about absence and creative possibilities, assembled like the pieces of a puzzle. Through philosophy, music, fashion, psychology, art and film, Blackburn travels a vast panorama of ideas and characters to offer an entirely new exploration of grief. This is a book about looking for and finding chain reactions and human connection a work of enduring fragmentary beauty.

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