โI donโt have much advice to give anyone; Iโve learned very little in my life; but hereโs a gem of wisdom. Donโt take a dying manโs kettle away. You wonโt be doing him any favours. Nor yourself either.โ
This is the story of Louis, who never quite fitted in, and of his younger brother who always tagged along.
Two brothers on one final journey together, wading through the stuff that is thicker than water.
Tender-hearted, at times achingly funny, This is the Life is a moving testimony to both the resilience of the human spirit and to the price of strawberries.
Alex Shearer was born in Wick in the north of Scotland, and now lives in Somerset. He has written for television, radio, film and the stage and is the author of many books for children, including the Guardian Childrenโs Fiction Prize shortlisted The Speed of the Dark. Several of Alexโs novels have become films and TV series, all over the world; one became both a manga comic and a full length anime film in Japan. His books have been translated into many different languages.