Fine-tuning your shelf: 'Lincoln in the Bardo' by George Saunders – Palatinate
Based on the real death of President Lincoln’s eleven-year-old son, Willie, comes a story inspired by the historical accounts – in the newspapers of the time – of the grief-stricken father who returned several times and late at night, to the boy’s crypt, in order to hold the body of his son and grieve. Narrated by eccentric ghosts who believe they are not dead, but simply sick and awaiting recovery, this novel is a deeply moving story of grief, isolation, and above all, that obsessive kind of hope that keeps us going. Here are seven songs to accompany your reading of the novel that ev...
Source: palatinate.org.uk