Half a Life: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Darin Strauss

Arts & Literature

Random House]

'Chang and Eng were born on the Mekong River in 1811, bound together by a ligament between their chests which gradually lengthened to allow them to stand and live side by side. Kept locked up by the King of Siam, then taken to Europe and America as freaks, they settled in the American South, marrying two sisters, fathering 21 children and living into old-age. Strauss has taken the historical evidence and the myths and turned them into something extraordinarily immediate; he has Eng as his narrator, bringing the reader right inside the head of a man bound to another and with sympathy, imagination and sharp writing, he has made it work rather well.' The Times 'This striking, evocative story, with its subtle language and word-play, is told from the perspective of a man seeing the world from a unique position - with his brother always looking over his shoulder Scarlett Thomas, Scotland on Sunday 'Strauss has produced a book which gets beyond the freak show of reportage to explore, in depth and with compassion, issues of union and separation, of individual identity, and of the ways in which humans share or protect their inner selves ... It is as if we are being shown the world through a different set of eyes ... this is a rare feat.' Financial Times Strauss writes movingly and perceptively from the heart of a man who has spent the first half of his life dreaming of freedom and the second craving an impossible romantic intimacy.' Daily Telegraph Wondertullv evocative' Daily Mail

Chang And Eng

History

Dutton

Chang and Eng

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Allison Busby

More Than It Hurts You

The story of a doctor who comes fact to face with a mother who she suspects of having Munchausen by Proxy, where a mother repeatedly harms her baby. Riveting.

BOOKS ON TAPE]

Half a Life

In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss examines the far-reaching consequences of the tragic moment that has shadowed his whole life. In his last month of high school, he was behind the wheel of his dad's Oldsmobile, driving with friends, heading off to play mini-golf. Then: a classmate swerved in front of his car. The collision resulted in her death. With piercing insight and stark prose, Darin Strauss leads us on a deeply personal, immediate, and emotional journey--graduating high school, going away to college, starting his writing career, falling in love with his future wife, becoming a father. Along the way, he takes a hard look at loss and guilt, maturity and accountability, hope and, at last, acceptance. The result is a staggering, uplifting tour de force. Look for special features inside, including an interview with Colum McCann.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com

Perfection Learning

In this powerful, unforgettable memoir, acclaimed novelist Darin Strauss examines the far-reaching consequences of the tragic moment that has shadowed his whole life. In his last month of high school, he was behind the wheel of his dad's Oldsmobile, driving with friends, heading off to play mini-golf. Then: a classmate swerved in front of his car. The collision resulted in her death. With piercing insight and stark prose, Darin Strauss leads us on a deeply personal, immediate, and emotional journey?graduating high school, going away to college, starting his writing career, falling in love with his future wife, becoming a father. Along the way, he takes a hard look at loss and guilt, maturity and accountability, hope and, at last, acceptance. The result is a staggering, uplifting tour de force. Look for special features inside, including an interview with Colum McCann. Join the Circle for author chats and more. RandomHouseReadersCircle.com

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