When Things Are Alive They Hum

When Things Are Alive They Hum by Hannah Bent


ISBN
9781761150081
Published
Binding
Paperback
Pages
384
Dimensions
153 x 234mm

Marlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that connects all things. For Marlowe, they are bound by her fierce determination to keep Harper, born with a congenital heart disorder, alive. 
 
Now 25, Marlowe is finally living her own life abroad, pursuing her studies of a rare species of butterfly secure in the knowledge Harper squo;s happiness is complete, having found love with boyfriend, Louis. But then she receives the devastating call that Harperfsquo;s heart is failing. She needs a heart transplant but is denied one by the medical establishment because she is living with a disability. Marlowe rushes to her childhood home in Hong Kong to be by Harper-squo;s side and soon has to answer the question adash; what lengths would you go to save your sister? 
 
When Things Are Alive They Hum poses profound questions about the nature of love and existence, the ways grief changes us, and how we confront the hand fate has dealt us. Intensely moving, exquisitely written and literally humming with wonder, it is a novel that celebrates life in all its guises, and what comes after.
 
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Marlowe and Harper share a bond deeper than most sisters, shaped by the loss of their mother in childhood. For Harper, living with what she calls the Up syndrome and gifted with an endless capacity for wonder, Marlowe and she are connected by an invisible thread, like the hum that connects all things. For Marlowe, they are bound by her fierce determination to keep Harper, born with a congenital heart disorder, alive. 
 
Now 25, Marlowe is finally living her own life abroad, pursuing her studies of a rare species of butterfly secure in the knowledge Harper squo;s happiness is complete, having found love with boyfriend, Louis. But then she receives the devastating call that Harperfsquo;s heart is failing. She needs a heart transplant but is denied one by the medical establishment because she is living with a disability. Marlowe rushes to her childhood home in Hong Kong to be by Harper-squo;s side and soon has to answer the question adash; what lengths would you go to save your sister? 
 
When Things Are Alive They Hum poses profound questions about the nature of love and existence, the ways grief changes us, and how we confront the hand fate has dealt us. Intensely moving, exquisitely written and literally humming with wonder, it is a novel that celebrates life in all its guises, and what comes after.
 
ISBN:
9781761150081
Publication Date:
28 / 07 / 2021
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
153 x 234mm
TEARS FOR DAYS
I found this book really compelling. I cried so much my eyes burned and my face was red. I adore Marlowe and Harpers bond, even though the family dynamics can be extremely hard at times. I really enjoyed this book.
, 20/08/2021


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