![]() ![]() “ writing poignantly touches the enigmatic interior life of a mother ‘forever out of reach.’” - Publishers Weekly An engrossing and highly recommended portrait of a woman who burned too brightly for her time and the long-term effects of suicide by a child left behind.”- Library Journal ![]() “This volume succeeds as both a poignant memoir and a well-researched and -constructed investigation of a life ended too soon. “Jeremy Gavron’s quest to find his mother has produced a groundbreaking book and moving portrait of a spirited young woman-a ‘captive wife’-who refused to accept the social constraints of her time. In a book with suicide in its subtitle, Gavron reminds readers of art’s work in raising the dead.”- Booklist “ careful work conjures not only one remarkable woman but also a snapshot of the fractured lives of women in general during the rapidly warping 1960s, with moving and revelatory conclusions. “A thoughtful meditation on a ruthless, mysterious final act.” - Kirkus Reviews ![]() It is difficult not to rush through Jeremy Gavron’s compelling story which would translate brilliantly into cinematic form.”- Joyce Carol Oates ![]() “Beautifully written-wholly unique- A Woman on the Edge of Time is an elegy/memoir that is also a kind of detective story-in which the author investigates, with as much dread as hope, the circumstances leading to the suicide of his charismatic and accomplished mother many years before. Shortlisted for the 2016 Gordon Burn Prize ![]()
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