In extremis / Tim Parks.

By:

Parks, Tim [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: London : Harvill Secker 2017Description: 342 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9781911215707 (hbk.) :

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

General.

DDC classification:

823.92 PAR

LOC classification:

PR6066.A6957

Summary: 'In Extremis' is one of the most implacable, but also one of the funniest, novels about death and family you will ever read. Thomas knows there is something he needs to say to his mother before she dies. But will he reach her in time? And will he have the courage to say what he couldn't say before? His phone is buzzing, his mind is racing, and he can't concentrate on the significance of what is happening. Should he try to solve his friend's family crisis? Should he reconsider his separation from his wife? Why does he feel so utterly confused and paralysed?

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 1 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Novels/Biographies	823.92 PAR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		223600

'In Extremis' is one of the most implacable, but also one of the funniest, novels about death and family you will ever read. Thomas knows there is something he needs to say to his mother before she dies. But will he reach her in time? And will he have the courage to say what he couldn't say before? His phone is buzzing, his mind is racing, and he can't concentrate on the significance of what is happening. Should he try to solve his friend's family crisis? Should he reconsider his separation from his wife? Why does he feel so utterly confused and paralysed?