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A History of Silence: A Memoir (NZ Ed)

By Lloyd Jones
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The 2011 earthquake which shook Christchurch to its core led Lloyd Jones to investigate his own foundations and family past. And so begins a quest to revisit what has been buried by a legacy of silence. Piecing together his own memories with clues of what has... Read More
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A History of Silence: A Memoir (NZ Ed)

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The 2011 earthquake which shook Christchurch to its core led Lloyd Jones to investigate his own foundations and family past. And so begins a quest to revisit what has been buried by a legacy of silence.

Piecing together his own memories with clues of what has been deliberately forgotten by his parents, Jones embarks on a journey of discovery—uncovering hardships endured and sorrows kept hidden. Grandparents never spoken of or met emerge from dusty archives as he unearths lives torn apart by tragedy and unspoken mysteries.

Like the city that is exposed, Jones must come to terms with a history that is not one he may have imagined.

A History of Silence: A Memoir (NZ Ed) weaves together these personal revelations with the broader context of a community rebuilding itself, offering a poignant exploration of identity, family, and the enduring impact of the past.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780143569473

Publisher: Penguin Group (NZ)

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 August 2013

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Penguin Books (NZ)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 155.0mm

Height: 237.0mm

Weight: 384g

Pages: 288

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Biography & Memoir Featured Lloyd Jones New Zealand and Australia Published New Zealand Biographies New Zealand Non-Fiction New Zealand Published Non-Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Lloyd Jones is one of New Zealand's best known contemporary writers. He has published essays and children's books but his best known works include the novels The Book of Fame, winner of numerous literary awards, Biografi, a New York Times Notable Book, Choo Woo, Here at the End of the World We Learn to Dance, Paint Your Wife and the phenomenally successful Mister Pip, winner of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, the Montana Medal for Fiction and the Kiriyama Writers' Prize. Mister Pip was also shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2007.

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