{"product_id":"the-iceberg-a-memoir-paperback","title":"The Iceberg: A Memoir - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarion Coutts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Wellcome Prize \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Costa Award \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A memoir quite unlike any other. It has the strength of an arrow: taut, spiked, quavering, working to its fatal conclusion...an extraordinary story told in an extraordinary way.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The most heartbreaking memoir of the year.\"--\u003ci\u003eIndependent on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the Wellcome Book Prize, and finalist for every major nonfiction award in the UK, including the Samuel Johnson Prize and the Costa Award, \u003ci\u003eThe Iceberg\u003c\/i\u003e is artist and writer Marion Coutts' astonishing memoir; an \"adventure of being and dying \"and a compelling, poetic meditation on family, love, and language. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2008, Tom Lubbach, the chief art critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/i\u003e was diagnosed with a brain tumor. \u003ci\u003eThe Iceberg\u003c\/i\u003e is his wife, Marion Coutts', fierce, exquisite account of the two years leading up to his death. In spare, breathtaking prose, Coutts conveys the intolerable and, alongside their two year old son Ev--whose language is developing as Tom's is disappearing--Marion and Tom lovingly weather the storm together. In short bursts of exquisitely textured prose, \u003ci\u003eThe Iceberg\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a singular work of art and an uplifting and universal story of endurance in the face of loss.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarion Coutts\u003c\/b\u003e is an artist and writer. She works in sculpture, film and video and has exhibited widely nationally and internationally, including the Foksal Gallery, Warsaw; Yorkshire Sculpture Park; and the Wellcome Collection, London. She has held fellowships at Kettle¹s Yard, Cambridge and Tate Liverpool. She is a Lecturer in Fine Art at Goldsmiths College. She lives in London with her son. This is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757479035168,"sku":"9780802124609","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8d9935764d42330b80701d067321a058.webp?v=1780104043","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-iceberg-a-memoir-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}