GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS

n a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mother's sudden death. Their father, a Ted Hughes scholar and s cruffy romantic, imagines a future of well-meaning visitors and emptiness.In this moment of despair they are visited by Crow - antag onist, trickster, healer, babysitter. This sentimental bird is drawn to the grieving family and threatens to stay until they no long er need him.As weeks turn to months and the pain of loss gives way to memories, the little unit of three starts to heal.In this extr aordinar...[Read more]