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The Iceberg

by Marion Coutts
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The Iceberg
The Iceberg

Intimate chronicle of family, art, and mortality.

"The Iceberg" could resonate deeply if you're drawn to true, human stories brimming with emotion and candor. Marion Coutts navigates the turbulent waters of her husband's terminal illness with unguarded prose, offering a perspective that melds the deeply personal with universal themes of love, loss, and the enduring human spirit. It's a raw and genuine read that could offer solace and understanding, particularly for those who have experienced the complexities of caring for a loved one.

  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2014)
  • Costa Book Award Nominee for Biography (2014)
  • Wellcome Book Prize (2015)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2016)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Iceberg

by Marion Coutts
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ISBN: 9781782393528
Authors: Marion Coutts
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Date of Publication: 2015-04-02
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Biography, Autobiography, Memoir, Biography Memoir
Goodreads rating: 3.99
(rated by 1434 readers)

Description

In 2008 the art critic Tom Lubbock was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The tumor was located in the area controlling speech and language, and would eventually rob him of the ability to speak. He died early in 2011. Marion Coutts was his wife. In short bursts of beautiful, textured prose, Coutts describes the 18 months leading up to her partner's death. This book is an account of a family unit, man, woman, young child, under assault, and how the three of them fought to keep it intact. Written with extraordinary narrative force and power, The Iceberg is almost shocking in its rawness. It charts the deterioration of Tom's speech even as it records the developing language of his child. Fury, selfishness, grief, indignity, and impotence are all examined and brought to light. Yet out of this comes a rare story about belonging, an "adventure of being and dying." This book is a celebration of each other, friends, family, art, work, love, and language.
 

Intimate chronicle of family, art, and mortality.

"The Iceberg" could resonate deeply if you're drawn to true, human stories brimming with emotion and candor. Marion Coutts navigates the turbulent waters of her husband's terminal illness with unguarded prose, offering a perspective that melds the deeply personal with universal themes of love, loss, and the enduring human spirit. It's a raw and genuine read that could offer solace and understanding, particularly for those who have experienced the complexities of caring for a loved one.

  • Guardian First Book Award Nominee for Longlist (2014)
  • Costa Book Award Nominee for Biography (2014)
  • Wellcome Book Prize (2015)
  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Autobiography (2016)
  • Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Nominee (2014)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.