Music to Move the Stars: A Life with Stephen
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0333746864 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Interesting but overlong Morton Salt I first was drawn to this book after reading an article that mentioned it in the London Daily Mail online. Professor Hawking is an intriguing figure, I think many would agree.When I learned that his first wife had written "her side" of the story, I was curious and only was able to find this title through amazon.com. My overall impression: This book will certainly 'fill in' the Hawking family story but, at over 500 pages, might purport to tell you more than you really want to kn. Real people, roller coaster experiences Angela M. Hey Jane Hawking tells life as she lived it with her husband of 25 years Stephen Hawking. This is a story of families - those that Stephen and Jane came from and the one they built.The interplay of love given and received from unexpected sources is a major theme of this book. Kind words from colleagues were remembered as she struggled to bring up 3 children and help make a sick husband strong.Insights on living with the disabled from a family perspective abound. The energy needed t. Real people, roller coaster experiences Angela M. Hey Jane Hawking tells life as she lived it with her husband of 25 years Stephen Hawking. This is a story of families - those that Stephen and Jane came from and the one they built. The interplay of love given and received from unexpected sources is a major theme of this book.Kind words from colleagues were remembered as she struggled to bring up 3 children and help make a sick husband strong.The energy needed to run concerts, dinner parties, childrens' parties, trips and more come
Jane Hawking writes of her marriage and remembers the vigorous young man with whom she fell in love prior to the onset of his debilitating motor neurone disease. Moreover, she tells of the difficulties of looking after a wheelchair-bound husband and three small children - all demanding attention 24 hours a day. The collapse of the high profile Hawking marriage, provoked by Stephen's affair with a nurse, is related in honest detail and Jane's recent re-marriage to an old family friend offers the hope of happy ending to a life of struggle and alienation.. These experiences, coupled with the author's evident inner-strength can offer inspiration to others faced with a similar family situation. Jane Hawking, divorced wife of Professor Stephen Hawking and mother of his three children has written a memoir which relates the story of a marriage begun in optimism, despi