2008, ISBN: 9780007254668

-: Collins, 2008. None. Paperback. Good. -. The new novel from the bestselling Patrick Gale tells the story of artist Rachel Kelly, whose life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordi… Plus…

-: Collins, 2008. None. Paperback. Good. -. The new novel from the bestselling Patrick Gale tells the story of artist Rachel Kelly, whose life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordinary art and her debilitating manic depression. When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies painting obsessively in her attic studio in Penzance, her saintly husband and adult children have more than the usual mess to clear up. She leaves behind an extraordinary and acclaimed body of work -- but she also leaves a legacy of secrets and emotional damage it will take months to unravel. A wondrous, monstrous creature, she exerts a power that outlives her. To her children she is both curse and blessing, though they all in one way or another reap her whirlwind, inheriting her waywardness, her power of loving -- and her demons!Only their father`s Quaker gifts of stillness and resilience give them any chance of withstanding her destructive influence and the suspicion that they came a poor second to the creation of her art. The reader becomes a detective, piecing together the clues of a life -- as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient -- which takes them from contemporary Penzance to 1960s Toronto to St Ives in the 1970s. What emerges is a story of enduring love, and of a family which weathers tragedy, mental illness and the intolerable strain of living with genius. Patrick Gale`s latest novel shines with intelligence, humour and tenderness., Collins, 2008, 2.5<

2008, ISBN: 9780007254668

-: Collins, 2008. None. Paperback. Good. -. The new novel from the bestselling Patrick Gale tells the story of artist Rachel Kelly, whose life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordi… Plus…

-: Collins, 2008. None. Paperback. Good. -. The new novel from the bestselling Patrick Gale tells the story of artist Rachel Kelly, whose life has been a sacrifice to both her extraordinary art and her debilitating manic depression. When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies painting obsessively in her attic studio in Penzance, her saintly husband and adult children have more than the usual mess to clear up. She leaves behind an extraordinary and acclaimed body of work -- but she also leaves a legacy of secrets and emotional damage it will take months to unravel. A wondrous, monstrous creature, she exerts a power that outlives her. To her children she is both curse and blessing, though they all in one way or another reap her whirlwind, inheriting her waywardness, her power of loving -- and her demons!Only their father`s Quaker gifts of stillness and resilience give them any chance of withstanding her destructive influence and the suspicion that they came a poor second to the creation of her art. The reader becomes a detective, piecing together the clues of a life -- as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient -- which takes them from contemporary Penzance to 1960s Toronto to St Ives in the 1970s. What emerges is a story of enduring love, and of a family which weathers tragedy, mental illness and the intolerable strain of living with genius. Patrick Gale`s latest novel shines with intelligence, humour and tenderness., Collins, 2008, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780007254668

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does aff… Plus…

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2.5, Very Good. From the author of A Perfectly Good Man, the bestselling story of an artist tormented by depression and the toll of creativity.When troubled artist Rachel Kelly dies she leaves behind an extraordinary body of work but for her family there is a legacy of secrets and painful revelations.Rachel exerts a power that outlives her. To her children she is both curse and blessing, as they cope with the inheritance of her passions and demons. Only their father's gift of stillness can withstand Rachels destructive influence and the suspicion that they all came a poor second to her art.Piecing together the clues of her life as artist, lover, mother, wife and patient takes the reader from Cornwall to Canada across a span of forty years. What emerges is a tender story of enduring love, and a portrait of a family coping with the sometimes too dazzling brilliance of a genius., 3<

2008, ISBN: 9780007254668

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Gifted artist Rachel Kelly is a whirlwind of creative highs … Plus…

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Gifted artist Rachel Kelly is a whirlwind of creative highs and anguished, crippling lows. She's also something of an enigma to her husband and four children. So when she is found dead in her Penzance studio, leaving behind some extraordinary new paintings, there's a painful need for answers. Her Quaker husband appeals for information on the internet. The fragments of a shattered life slowly come to light, and it becomes clear that bohemian Rachel has left her children not only a gift for art - but also her haunting demons., Harper Collins, 2008, 2.5<

ISBN: 9780007254668

Paperback. Very Good., 3