One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days (Hardback)
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One Hundred and Fifty-Two Days (Hardback)

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Hardback Published: 05/03/2020
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'Superb, moving, beautiful' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep

He will be allowed to visit his mother soon. His mother who is terminally ill, his mother who he has been barred from seeing as he recovers from his own bout of pneumonia.

Until then, with the help of his physiotherapist Freya, he must navigate his increasingly empty and isolated existence: his father, who finds solace in the bottom of a glass; his Nana Q, whose betting-slip confetti litters her handbag; his friends, who simply wouldn't understand.

Time passes with the promise of soon, but one hundred and fifty-two days later the boy will come face to face with his grief, and move beyond to a world full of possibility, hope and love.

Publisher: Unbound
ISBN: 9781783527700
Dimensions: 204 x 135 mm


MEDIA REVIEWS
'Oh God, a novel made up of poems about a teenage boy whose mother is dying and it captures so much sorrow and confusion. It's BRILLIANT' Marian Keyes'Giles Paley-Phillips has written a beautiful honest heartstopping bookpoem about grief. His enormous gorgeous heart is laid bare. Thoroughly recommend' Dawn French'This book is superb, moving and beautiful' Nick Offerman'It is superb. So moving. So beautiful. Giles writes with such elegance, he finds the very pinpoint of a scene and conveys it so precisely, it feels as though you are standing there alongside him. Just wonderful' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep 'Will resonate with anyone who has suffered a loss' Julia Bradbury
'A soul-stirring exploration of loss, grief, and hope; its raw melody will stay with me for a long time' Susie Dent'A beautiful, perfect book' Kate Mosse
'A moving, honest and thought-provoking account of losing someone you love' Natasha Harding, The Sun'Utterly heart-rending but also healing. You cry but you feel uplifted, cleansed' Katie Fforde'Superb ... moved to tears several times' John Simpson

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“This book made me cry, but not in the way I thought it would”

Giles Paley-Phillips doesn't sugarcoat, doesn't romanticise, but instead tells the heartbreaking story of a boy whose mother is dying while he's not allowed to visit her because he recovers from his own... More

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“Moving, inspiring and beautiful.”

I’ve just consumed 152 days. I simply couldn’t stop reading.
I just want to thank you for such a deep, personal and touching experience.
I can’t recommend this book enough. An essential read for anyone who has... More

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“incredibly powerful book.”

What an incredibly powerful book.

I loved that this was written in free verse as it made every word more important. The book handles the theme of grief in such a graceful way, it’s definitely one I will be... More

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