FATHER, The most loving one by Kiki Denis Foreword By Liya Kebede

A tribute to a poetry-loving father so tender you will want to read it more than once. From the sounds of the lines he read her as a child to the understanding that these poems would guide her to the woman she became, ‘Father, the more loving one’ pays a touching, delightful homage to the conspiracy between a daughter and her parent and the connection between lyric verse, the generosity of selfless love, and a girl’s awakening.

Authors's bio

Kiki Denis, originally from Greece, lived in the US till the end of 2022, when she moved to Paris, France. Denis holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College & a Master’s from Exeter University, England. Her first novel THE LAST DAY OF PARADISE won the Gival Novel Award in the US and was published by Gival Press in the summer of 2006. Denis’s 2nd novel, LIFE IS BIG, which was released only as an e-book in 2020, was a 2020 Reader’s Favorite winner and a finalist at the 2021 New York City Book Awards.

Denis’s latest poetic tale, FATHER, THE MORE LOVING ONE, is her first creative nonfiction book and was released in 2024.

Kiki Denis’s first novel THE LAST DAY OF PARADISE won the first Gival Novel Award in the US and was published by Gival Press in 2006. Kiki’s 2nd novel, LIFE IS BIG, which was released only as an e-book in 2020, was a 2020 Reader’s Favorite winner and a finalist at the 2021 New York City Book Awards. Kiki’s latest poetic tale, FATHER, THE MORE LOVING ONE, is her first creative nonfiction book.

Currently, Kiki lives with her family in Paris, France.

Link to author’s website: www.kikidenis.com

Praise for FATHER, THE MORE LOVING ONE

"This little book brought to mind a scene from a play, a room with a skylight and the moonlight appearing periodically, a door, and a bed with books, two protagonists or maybe just one, the author herself monologuing her dreams, where she continues to see her father who never left. He simply lives Elsewhere, in a secret life." Giorgos Taxidis

@giorgostaxidis

"At last, a loving tribute to a father. Kiki depicts an inspiring, intimate but never narcissistic, deeply evocative portrait of her father and a homage to Greek poetry in the same breath."

Ersi Sotiropoulos

@ersisotiropoulou)

“A tribute to a poetry-loving father so tender you will want to read it more than once. From the sounds of the lines he read her as a child to the understanding that these poems would guide her to the woman she became, ‘Father, the more loving one’ pays a touching, delightful homage to the conspiracy between a daughter and her parent and the connection between lyric verse, the generosity of selfless love, and a girl’s awakening.” Julian Evans

@thejulianevans)

“With FATHER, THE LOVING ONE, Kiki has gifted us a book that is, at once, beautiful and intimate. A lament and a love song for the one who taught her “to maintain the enthusiasm for life until the end” and who gave her the gift of poetry.”

Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

@esglaude)

"This book is so tender! All memories of our loved ones should feel like that. With simple writing, Kiki writes about deep, universal truths and symbolisms, like the light, the mother who doesn’t appreciate poetry, the solitary flight, the danger of strangers, the fear of love… Additionally, it serves as an introduction to Greek poetry. I believe parents will find this book especially meaningful. As I read, I couldn't help but feel nostalgic for the nights spent reading bedtime stories to my children when they were small.”

Maria Antelman

@mariantelman)

“In her wisp of a book, Kiki illuminates her deep connection to her father. She leads us from childhood to adulthood, where through a portal of poetry, time takes on an unreal cadence; both fast and slow, from page to page, one word to the next. Spare, rich lines tell us that aft