ISBN #978-1781483893

“The Manner of the Mourning” by Robert Ward

An exceptional new novel about the nature of love

About the Book:

Two people are inextricably bound together by something neither of them can understand or explain. At times it seems elemental and destructive but at others it appears to be a cause for hope and fulfilment. Though their lives follow very different paths they can never fully break free from each other, the consequences of which prove devastating for them both.

“The Manner of The Mourning” is a novel about fear and disappointment, fate and longing and ultimately, the nature of what we call love.

About the Author:

Robert Ward was born in Liverpool and read Philosophy at the University of Sussex.

Excerpt from “The Manner of the Mourning”:

“Elizabeth was buried at ten o’clock on a cold wet morning in January. She had chosen to be buried because she wanted her body to rot in the ground and to be fed upon by fat, white, blind grubs. Cremation, to her, somehow seemed too clean, if not even ethereal, her ashes purified by flame being scattered on the wind. Keeping them in an urn seemed simply too absurd.
Crows swirled high against the grey sky and cawed as they returned to their black prickly nests dotted amongst the upper branches of the bare wintry trees. Rain fell in sharp sheets, cold, driven by blustery wind beneath the dark clouds. Soon it would turn to hail or sleet or snow.
The people around the graveside seemed to huddle together, black clad and umbrellad, and to glance at each other for instants with moist eyes, or simply stand and stare emotionless, just cold. Soon it would be time to go, a duty done, thoughts of life and death darting to the surface of minds dulled by the greyness of it all.”

Amazon review:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read. Gets you thinking.

By Annemarie Clarke on 20 Dec. 2015
Format: Paperback

Absolutely gripping. An absorbing read. The characters come to life revealing the human condition in all its facets. The twist which runs throughout the book but is not necessarily evident until the end is a work of genius. Gets better the more times you read it.

“The Manner of the Mourning” by Robert Ward is available in hardback from Amazon at:

www.amazon.co.uk/Manner-Mourning-Robert-Ward/dp/1781489890

and in paperback from:

www.amazon.co.uk/Manner-Mourning-Robert-Ward/dp/1781483892

This novel can also be downloaded in e-book format from:

www.amazon.co.uk/Manner-Mourning-Robert-Ward-ebook/dp/B01B7449YK

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