All Down Darkness Wide

Name: All Down Darkness Wide
Brand: Vintage Publishing
SKU: 9781529114478
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A Memoir

By Seán Hewitt

4.18

( 2,543 ratings, 469 reviews)

Summary

All Down Darkness Wide by Seán Hewitt is a poignant memoir that delves into themes of love, loss, and self-discovery. The book follows Hewitt’s journey as he navigates the complexities of his relationship, especially in the face of his partner’s mental health struggles. Through evocative prose, Hewitt explores the intersections of personal and collective grief, ultimately seeking hope and understanding.
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You might like this book if you enjoy deeply personal memoirs that explore themes of love, mental health, and identity. The prose is poetic and reflective, offering an intimate look into the author's own experiences and emotions.

All Down Darkness Wide

Description

All Down Darkness Wide is a luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet Seán Hewitt. It's a story of love, heartbreak, and coming of age, alongside a fearless exploration of queer identity and trauma.

When Seán meets Elias, the two fall headlong into a love story. However, as Elias struggles with severe depression, the couple comes face-to-face with crisis. Wrestling with this, Seán Hewitt delves deep into his own history, enlisting the ghosts of queer figures and poets before him.

From a nineteenth-century cemetery in Liverpool to the pine forests of Gothenburg, Hewitt plumbs the darkness in search of solace and hope.

All Down Darkness Wide is a mesmerising story of heartache and renewal, and a fearless exploration of a world that too often sets happiness and queer life at odds.

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

All Down Darkness Wide is highly praised as a significant addition to Irish queer literature, commended for its profound meditation on love, heartbreak, and sorrow. Critics have lauded it as a beautifully written memoir, showcasing Seán Hewitt's exceptional talent and original prose.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529114478

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 240

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About the Author

Sean Hewitt was born in 1990. He is the author of the poetry collection Tongues of Fire, which received the Laurel Prize and was shortlisted for many awards, including the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award. His memoir, All Down Darkness Wide, was shortlisted for Biography of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards and for the Foyles Non-Fiction Book of the Year, and longlisted for the RSL Ondaatje Prize and the Polari Book Prize. Hewitt lectures at Trinity College Dublin, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2022, he was awarded the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature.