The Trick is to Keep Breathing -

Janice Galloway

Vintage Books

1999

240 páginas

8h 0m

ISBN-13: 9780749391737

WINNER OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS E.M. FORSTER AWARD and the MIND/ALLEN LANE BOOK AWARD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WHITBREAD FIRST NOVEL AWARD and SCOTTISH FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR

'An account from the inside of a mind cracking up... its writing is as taut as a bowstring. From brilliant title to closing injunction, it hums with intelligence, clarity, wit; and, as its heroine's struggle for order and meaning seduces our minds, exposes how close we all of us are to insanity. Joy, as Galloway's heroine reluctantly lets us know that she's called, is simply that dangerous step or two nearer the edge'
Listener

'A real achievement; its dialogue sparks and its voice is true. For Janice Galloway the trick is simply to keep writing'
Scotsman

'This remarkably original work has gained Janice Galloway an almost immediate reputation as one of Scotland's most interesting serious prose writers'
Glasgow Herald

'Poignant and original... a wonderfully sensitive portrait of a woman who doesn't give up trying to find the "trick" to making life go on'
Ms. Magazine

Resenhas (1)

4 (Muito bom)

One of the most profound books I've ever read. Deep, dark, guides the reader to the core of sadness, but truthful after all. Best read when you're all 'rise and shine!'. Four stars 'cause its clear in its darkness, but sometimes I just wanted to throw it away and never touch it again.