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Title | Our Father Who Wasnt There | Height | 15 mm |
Author | David Carlin | Width | 1 mm |
ISBN-13 | 9781921640254 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
ISBN-10 | #1921640251 | Spine Width | |
Publisher | Scribe Publications | Pages | 240 |
Edition | Availability | Out Of Stock |

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Our Father Who Wasnt There
Author: David Carlin
A masterfully rendered memoir, this account weaves bits of truth and fiction in an attempt to tell the life story of Brian Carlin, the authors father. In 1960s conservative Western Australia, Carlin commits suicide, resulting in his son Davids yearning to conjure up his father and uncover the series of events that led to his death. Piecing together Carlins tale from med A masterfully rendered memoir, this account weaves bits of truth and fiction in an attempt to tell the life story of Brian Carlin, the authors father. In 1960s conservative Western Australia, Carlin commits suicide, resulting in his son Davids yearning to conjure up his father and uncover the series of events that led to his death. Piecing together Carlins tale from medical records, faltering memories, and imagined scenariosincluding bouts of undergraduate bohemia in late-1940s Perth, a damaging undertow of electric-shock therapy, insulin comas, and whispered wartime eventsthis narrative underscores issues associated with mental illness and family burdens.