Susannah Walker
Life of Stuff Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
Shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize 2019A moving memoir. Sunday TimesGripped me from the first page. Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless NightsA gripping read... a riveting piece of writing. Radio 4What do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave behind?Only after her mothers death does Susannah Walker discover how much of a hoarder she had become. Over the following months, Susannah has to sort through a dilapidated house filled to the brim with rubbish and treasures filling bag after bag with possessions. But what shes really in search of is a woman shed never really known or understood in life. This is her last chance to piece together her mothers story and make sense of their troubled relationship. What emerges from the mess of scattered papers, discarded photographs and an extraordinary amount of stuff is the history of a sad and fractured family, haunted by dead children, divorce and alcohol. The Life of Stuff is a deeply personal exploration of mourning and the shoring up of possessions against the losses and griefs of life, which also raises universal questions about what makes us the people we are.Compelling and moving. Ruth HoganAn excellent memoir. Cathy Rentzenbrink
Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd; Classification: BJ; Weight: 394 g; Dimensions: 179 x 152 x 25
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Shortlisted for the James Tait Black biography prize 2019A moving memoir. Sunday TimesGripped me from the first page. Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless NightsA gripping read... a riveting piece of writing. Radio 4What do our possessions say about us? Why do we project such meaning onto them? What becomes of the things we leave behind?Only after her mothers death does Susannah Walker discover how much of a hoarder she had become. Over the following months, Susannah has to sort through a dilapidated house filled to the brim with rubbish and treasures filling bag after bag with possessions. But what shes really in search of is a woman shed never really known or understood in life. This is her last chance to piece together her mothers story and make sense of their troubled relationship. What emerges from the mess of scattered papers, discarded photographs and an extraordinary amount of stuff is the history of a sad and fractured family, haunted by dead children, divorce and alcohol. The Life of Stuff is a deeply personal exploration of mourning and the shoring up of possessions against the losses and griefs of life, which also raises universal questions about what makes us the people we are.Compelling and moving. Ruth HoganAn excellent memoir. Cathy Rentzenbrink
Binding: Paperback;384 pages; Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd; Classification: BJ; Weight: 394 g; Dimensions: 179 x 152 x 25
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Susannah Walker
Life of Stuff Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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