Abstract
Grief never ends, but it changes, and it is not a place to stay.
Learning to live with the loss of the ones we love is framed and distinguished by stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
The Osei family live in Stratford, East London. When the father (Charles) dies suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 57, he leaves his wife, Grace, and their three children, all in their early twenties. Everything We Lose begins six-months after Charles’s death, when each of the family members inhabits one of the stages of grief. Grace – sadness, Daniel – denial, and Martin – anger. Martin finds an outlet for his emotion in a political movement, a local group headed by the charismatic and attractive Zola. The group takes part in mostly benign local protests and marches, but on occasion they clash with far-right organisations. When Zola leads Martin into a darker world of violence and direct action, the survival of the Osei family is threatened.
Learning to live with the loss of the ones we love is framed and distinguished by stages of grief; denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
The Osei family live in Stratford, East London. When the father (Charles) dies suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 57, he leaves his wife, Grace, and their three children, all in their early twenties. Everything We Lose begins six-months after Charles’s death, when each of the family members inhabits one of the stages of grief. Grace – sadness, Daniel – denial, and Martin – anger. Martin finds an outlet for his emotion in a political movement, a local group headed by the charismatic and attractive Zola. The group takes part in mostly benign local protests and marches, but on occasion they clash with far-right organisations. When Zola leads Martin into a darker world of violence and direct action, the survival of the Osei family is threatened.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Manchester Anthology VI |
| Subtitle of host publication | A collection of new writing from the Creative Writing MA, University of Manchester |
| Editors | Samuel P. Jones, Joe-Carrick Varty, Alaxandra Pape |
| Place of Publication | Manchester |
| Publisher | Centre for New Writing |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781527228627 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Publication series
| Name | The Manchester Anthology |
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