Blue Hours

By (author): Alison Acheson

A tender novel about fatherhood, grief, unanswerable questions, and the small, magical moments that make up a life.


In Blue Hours, proud stay-at-home dad Keith struggles to rebuilt his life after the sudden death of his wife, while guiding their sensitive and curious six-year-old son, Charlie, through his own profound loss. But as Keith sorts through his wife’s belongings, his grief is complicated by revelations that challenge everything he thought he knew. As Keith faces the reality that his life’s meaning may have been built on lies, Charlie stops speaking altogether.


Together, Keith and Charlie forge new connections with strangers, loved ones, and each other, learning to focus on small, magical moments that help them find a way forward. Alison Acheson has penned a tender, immersive, and intimate novel about the aftermath of grief and the ways that we are – and aren’t – known to each other.

AUTHOR

Alison Acheson

Alison Acheson is the author of eleven books, including the memoir Dance Me to the End, which was proclaimed “mesmerizing” by Library Journal, and the short story collection Learning to Live Indoors (Porcupine’s Quill), which was praised by the Globe & Mail for its “arresting and crystalline clarity”. She is the founder of the Unschool for Writers, and previously taught in the School of Creative Writing at the University of British Columbia. She lives in Vancouver, BC.


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ltEMgtBlue Hours ltEMgtis both exquisitely written and engrossing a painfully intimate story of a father grieving his partner and the ways like photographers crafting images we both make and take the people in our closest relationships With prose thats both heady and plainspoken Alison Acheson casts a spell on her readers Kevin Chong author of ltEMgtThe Double Life of Benson YultEMgt

ltBRgtltBRgtltSTRONGgtPraise for Alison AchesonltSTRONGgtltPgtltPgtA raw elegant and beautiful masterclass on love loss marriage and grief from an unflinching storyteller Lindsay Wong author of ltIgtThe Woo WooltIgtltPgtltPgtA story told with honesty and grace ltIgtToronto StarltIgtltPgt

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Details

Dimensions:

304 Pages
8.5in * 5.5in *
1.00gr

Published:

May 06, 2025

Publisher:

Freehand Books

ISBN:

9781990601897

Book Subjects:

FICTION / Family Life / General

Language:

eng

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