https://www.jewishnews.net.au/win-copy-thirty-days-mark-raphael-baker/68875Win a copy of Thirty Days by Mark Raphael Baker
Thirty Days is a portrait of grief, of a marriage and of a family. It is the moving memoir of Mark Baker’s wife of 33 years, Kerryn Baker, who died ten months after her diagnosis, aged 55, from stomach cancer.
It is also a study in how we construct our own version of the past, after Mark discovers a cache of Kerryn’s letters in the laundry cupboard and has to rethink their relationship. It is a book about memory and its uncertainties, as Mark sifts through photos and home movies, as his wife gets sicker, and his search for clues about their relationship grows more desperate. In her last days, Kerryn reveals her traumatic childhood to Mark for the first time. She emerges as the rock of the family, a brave and wise woman, clear-eyed about her treatment, focused on finding the path to a peaceful death. Paradoxically, her dying brings the couple back to the intensity of their first love.
Thirty Days: A Journey to the End of Love can be purchased from all good bookstores, e-retailers and at
www.textpublishing.com.au.
The Australian Jewish News has 10 copies of the book to giveaway
Competition entries close on Friday, 20 October at noon.
This competition is open to Australian residents only. Employees of The Australian Jewish News and their immediate families are ineligible to enter. Competition entries close on 20 Oct 2017 at noon. The winners will be drawn at The AJN Melbourne office on 20 Oct 2017. The winners will be drawn randomly and contacted by email only, using the email registered by the winner. The AJN cannot be held responsible for entrants failing to check their email or providing incorrect information. Winners’ names and details may be passed on to the promoter for winners to redeem prizes. Please note that the prizes are only those mentioned in the competition notice and are non-exchangeable. Tickets are general admission only, and are not valid for opening or closing nights, or any other special events. Winners’ names will not be published due to privacy concerns, however, winners’ names will be kept on record at The Australian Jewish News Melbourne office. Unless otherwise notified, winners must must pick up their prize from the AJN offices, located at Level 1, 589 Glenhuntly Road, Elsternwick, Victoria or Level 1, 55 Grafton Street, Bondi Junction, NSW. NSW Permit Number: LTPM/08/00233
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