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Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs

Swan River

Memoir of a Family Mystery

by (author) David Reynolds

Publisher
Greystone Books Ltd
Initial publish date
Apr 2002
Category
Personal Memoirs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550549355
    Publish Date
    Apr 2002
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

Swan River is a compelling and nostalgic family memoir that explores themes of love, loss, and discovery. As a child, David Reynolds developed a fascination with the story of his grandfather, who had mysteriously disappeared from London decades earlier. Reynolds consulted relatives, read diaries, and slowly pieced together a spellbinding story. Family members from four generations are beautifully drawn-from his great-aunt who could walk on her hands while playing the violin with her feet, to Reynolds's own father, a warm-hearted man of great complexity.

About the author

David Reynolds was one of the founders of Bloomsbury Publishing and is now a director of Old Street Publishing. He is the author of Swan River: A Memoir of a Family Mystery, which was shortlisted for the PEN/Acklerley Prize for Autobiography and Memoir.

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