- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: Key Porter Books; 1 edition (Mar 7 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 155263745X
- ISBN-13: 978-1552637456
- Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.5 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 181 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #494,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“A touching account of an internal journey.” -- The Edmonton Journal
“An uplifting journey.” -- The Globe and Mail
“An uplifting journey.” -- The Globe and Mail
Book Description
"Life goes on" his friends and family offered. But to ad man Richard Clewes--caught in the aftermath of his wife`s suicide, finding a new way to live meant leaving the safe confines of a familiar life and embarking on a physical--and a spiritual--quest. Not until he took a six-month leave from work and bought a sketchbook and a round-the-world plane ticket, did the author understand--or accept--what a process of transformation he had embarked upon. Part travelogue, part contemplation, Finding Lily is a rich visual record in words and illustrated postcards (mailed by the author to himself along the way) describing the events and the people who guide his journey through four continents and diverse cultures. From grief to a redemptive hope and joy, the narrative is at once humorous and deeply felt, artistic yet immediately accessible. Finding Lily draws lessons in life from a Rastafarian tennis pro, a lesbian helicopter pilot stranded on a New Zealand beach, a Balinese Hindu priest and a Russian Afghanistan war vet turned LA cabbie. Quotations selected by the author from poetry, Greek philosophy, Dr. Seuss, Claude Monet, Leonard Cohen, Wallace Stevens and T-Bone Walker complement the sketches and offer essential insights into taking the long way home. Please visit: www.findinglily.com
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Captivating,
By Sally R. Mappin (Ontario) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finding Lily: A Memoir (Paperback)
"Finding Lily" is engrossing and poignant. I couldn't put it down until I finished it. Perfect for a plane trip.
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If you read Finding Lily, you may just find yourself,
By Jeffrey Sprang (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finding Lily: A Memoir (Paperback)
E. M. Forster once observed the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet got ourselves. Finding Lily is such a book. Do yourself a big favour and read Finding Lily today.
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Life Lessons,
By Maureen Holmes (Wallace, Nova Scotia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finding Lily: A Memoir (Paperback)
A memoir of a personal pilgrimage that begins in the depths of despair and ends on a note of hope and renewal; an uplifting message.
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