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A decorated World War Two hero and a beautiful Thai lady who has suffered for twenty five years with Parkinson's disease are both dead. They are my father and my wife. This is a memoir of their lives. It is a love story, a story of adventure, a comedy and an homage. There is gambling, a gun, a bizarre manuscript. It is an attempt, by means of fiction, to be true to the spirit of who they were. It is also an attempt to preserve their memory for generations future. Because if we forget those who have gone before us we forget our history. And if we do not know our history how can we know ourselves? Counterpart is also an acknowledgement that there are as many different ways to see a life, or to write a memoir, as there are stars in the sky. (FOR EACH COPY SOLD £1 WILL BE GIVEN TO THE PARKINSON'S DISEASE SOCIETY IN THE UK)

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Rorie Smith has published two previous novels, Tombola! and One Million Euro. He lives in Cornwall.
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“A fantastic book ... I hope that everyone will pick up a copy of Counterpart.” -Paul Jackson-Clark; Director of Fundraising, Parkinson UK.

“Tells the story of Supin, who died in 2011 after living with Parkinson's for 25 years...”
-Daily Mail.

"A lovingly written work in both the metaphysical and literal sense. You take away from it that the life is to be lived, both the ups and the downs..."
-booklore.co.uk

“You should read Counterpart because it is the embodiment of what you would want written about yourself, not in the sense of the subject matter since everyone's life story is different but the level of care, love and the character that shines from the pages.” ..."
-rearparty.co.uk (UK army community web site)



“Cornish writer Rorie Smith has published a memoir about his late wife’s battle with Parkinson’s disease.” -Western Morning News.

“A creative blend of fact and fiction ... contains a robbery, smuggling and a long walk across Europe...” -Plymouth Herald.

"Could certainly qualify as the oddest book of the year. Our reading group was completely split. Is it non-fiction or fiction? Is it memoir or novel?" - Guardian Readers' Books of the Year 2014.

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  • PublisherTan Tan Books
  • Publication date2014
  • ISBN 10 0992950309
  • ISBN 13 9780992950309
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages184

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