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'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Pool

One night in November 2015, when Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his baby son, his wife Hélène was killed, along with 88 other people, at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris. Three days later, Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife’s killers on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his baby son’s life be defined by their acts. ‘For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom,’ he wrote. Instantly, that short post caught fire and was shared thousands of times around the world. An extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir, You Will Not Have My Hate is a universal message of hope and resilience in our troubled times.



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A blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *
A blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *
A beacon of hope in a dark world -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Pool *
An astonishing feat… I defy anyone not to shed tears at least once when reading this book. * Sunday Times *
A book of exceptional grace...the most extraordinary account of an emotional journey * Observer *

You Will Not Have My Hate

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    A Paperback / softback by Antoine Leiris, Sam Taylor

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 26 October 2017
      ISBN-13 9781784705282
      978-1784705282
      ISBN-10 1784705284
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      Biography Memoirs True stories / true accounts of events Health & Wellbeing Coping with / advice about death and bereavement

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      'A beacon of hope in a dark world' Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Pool

      One night in November 2015, when Antoine Leiris was at home looking after his baby son, his wife Hélène was killed, along with 88 other people, at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris. Three days later, Antoine wrote an open letter to his wife’s killers on Facebook. He refused to be cowed or to let his baby son’s life be defined by their acts. ‘For as long as he lives, this little boy will insult you with his happiness and freedom,’ he wrote. Instantly, that short post caught fire and was shared thousands of times around the world. An extraordinary and heartbreaking memoir, You Will Not Have My Hate is a universal message of hope and resilience in our troubled times.



      Trade Review
      A blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *
      A blazingly beautiful memoir… A glimmer of hope in the dark. -- Rachel Joyce * Observer, Books of the Year *
      A beacon of hope in a dark world -- Cathy Rentzenbrink * The Pool *
      An astonishing feat… I defy anyone not to shed tears at least once when reading this book. * Sunday Times *
      A book of exceptional grace...the most extraordinary account of an emotional journey * Observer *

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