In Every Moment We are Still Alive
In Every Moment We are Still Alive by Tom Malmquist, published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2017, is a literary work that explores themes of love, loss, and the complexities of family life. This edition spans 277 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Tom as he navigates the profound impact of his girlfriend Karin’s sudden illness and the subsequent challenges of raising their newborn daughter, Livia, in the wake of tragedy.
Readers will find a deeply personal account that reflects on a year filled with emotional upheaval and the struggle to balance grief with parental responsibilities. The story is both tragic and redemptive, offering insights into the human experience as it grapples with the fragility of life. Through its biographical elements, the book delves into the nuances of bereavement while also incorporating moments of dark humor, making it a multifaceted exploration of existence.
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Chosen by the New York Times as one of the “Notable Books of 2018”
Chosen by El País as one of this past decade’s nine best novels about life and death
The prize-winning, bestselling tale of love, loss, family and the lives we live moment by moment, from a stunning new voice in European fiction.
Tom’s heavily pregnant girlfriend Karin is rushed to hospital with severe flu. While the doctors are able to save the baby, they are helpless in the face of what transpires to be acute Leukemia, and in a moment as fleeting as it is cruel Tom gains a daughter but loses his soul-mate. In Every Moment is the story of a year that changes everything, as Tom must reconcile the fury of bereavement with the overwhelming responsibility of raising his daughter, Livia, alone.
By turns tragic and redemptive, meditative and breathless, achingly poignant and darkly funny, this heavily autobiographical novel has been described in its native Sweden as ‘hypnotic’, ‘impossible to resist’ and ‘one of the most powerful books about grief ever written’.
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