Notes from an Exhibition [Import] [Paperback]

Patrick Gale (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: 4th Estate (2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007263414
• ISBN-13: 978-0007263417
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,807,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sympathetic Storyteller, June 18, 2008

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Constant Reader (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Notes From An Exhibition (Paperback)

Britain's "most successful openly gay author" (this from OutUK.com) has written a book that has little to say about gayness, much to say about the impact of mental illness on a family, something to say about religion and its consolations, and much to say about sibling relationships. The book is artfully constructed, told through several voices. Gale portrays Rachel Kelly, an artist with four children, in great and caring detail. He does the same for Rachel's paintings.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book about Life in a family with BiPolar Mother, February 12, 2010

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R. Reynolds (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notes From An Exhibition (Kindle Edition)

This book was simply lovely. It captured in many ways the experiences of having a bipolar parent, and did so with compassion and flair. I plan to read more by this writer as soon as I can. It's a pity his work isn't more widely distributed in the U.S. Oh, and this book has a QUAKER family subtheme that is also really cool.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable book, August 11, 2009

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S. Schenkman (savannah,, ga. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Notes From An Exhibition (Paperback)

I loved the way this story was told: from different viewpoints and different places and times. I was not familiar with the author before I got this book, but have ordered another book of his because I liked this one so much.