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What does it feel like? : a novel / Sophie Kinsella.
"Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumor growing in her brain. As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write again -- and as she wrestles with her diagnosis, and how and when to explain it to her beloved children -- she begins to recall what's most important to her: long walks with her husband's hand clasped firmly around her own, family game nights, and always buying that dress when she sees it. Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the type of impossible questions recognizable to anyone navigating the labyrinth of grief. This short, extraordinary novel is a celebration of life, shot through with warmth and humor -- it will both break your heart and put it back together again"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593977569 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 133 pages ; 20 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Subject: | Amnesia > Fiction. Memory > Fiction. Grief > Fiction. Family life > Fiction. Women > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Novels. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Cookstown Branch | FIC Kinse | 31681010392991 | FICTION | Checked out | 05/14/2025 |
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Kinse | 31681010393007 | FICTION | Available | - |
| Stroud Branch | FIC Kinse | 31681010393015 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumor growing in her brain. As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write again-and as she wrestles with her diagnosis, and how and when to explain it to her beloved children-she begins to recall what's most important to her: long walks with her husband's hand clasped firmly around her own, family game nights, and always buying that dress when she sees it. Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the type of impossible questions recognizable to anyone navigating the labyrinth of grief. This short, extraordinary novel is a celebration of life, shot through with warmth and humor-it will both break your heart and put it back together again"-- - Baker & Taylor
From a #1 bestselling author comes a story about a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew. - Random House, Inc.
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK ⢠From #1 bestselling author Sophie Kinsella, an unforgettable storyâby turns heartbreaking and life-affirmingâof a renowned novelist facing a devastating diagnosis and learning to live and love anew.
âThe bravest book youâll read all year.ââJodi Picoult
âOnly Sophie Kinsella can make you laugh like this while sheâs got you crying.ââTaylor Jenkins Reid
A PARADE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
âWhat Does It Feel Like? is fiction, but it is my most autobiographical work to date. Eveâs story is my story.ââSophie Kinsella
Eve is a successful novelist who wakes up one day in a hospital bed with no memory of how she got there. Her husband, never far from her side, explains that she has had an operation to remove the large, malignant tumor growing in her brain.
As Eve learns to walk, talk, and write againâand as she wrestles with her diagnosis, and how and when to explain it to her beloved childrenâshe begins to recall whatâs most important to her: long walks with her husbandâs hand clasped firmly around her own, family game nights, and always buying that dress when she sees it.
Recounted in brief anecdotes, each one is an attempt to answer the type of impossible questions recognizable to anyone navigating the labyrinth of grief. This short, extraordinary novel is a celebration of life, shot through with warmth and humorâit will both break your heart and put it back together again.
âWhy did I write such a personal book? I have always processed my life through writing. Hiding behind my fictional characters, I have always turned my own life into a narrative. It is my version of therapy, maybe. Writing is my happy place, and writing this book, although tough going at times, was immensely satisfying and therapeutic for me.ââSophie Kinsella
