Nameless Lake by Chris Parker

Nameless Lake by Chris Parker

Nameless Lake traces with forensic intensity the moments that shape our lives but go unregarded because we dont know how to talk about them.

This book captures the essence of an enduring friendship between two women who’ve known each other since childhoodNameless Lake shimmers with humour and resilience, is even giddy with fierce love at times, while also plumbing those murkier depths of our baser feelings and emotions. And Chris Parker reveals all of this to us in much the same way as Emma’s work in art restoration and conservation does a painting. Fragment by fragment, he uncovers the layers that have accumulated over the years and brings their friendship into sharper, almost forensic, focus so that Emma and his readers can examine it and hopefully come to appreciate where its true power and beauty lies.

-- Kathryn Eastman * Nut Press *

This book is unlike anything I’ve read of late and so, utterly beautiful! It makes me think of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending it with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold. There is nothing broken about this novel but the friendship between Emma and Madryn is narrated in what appear to be fragments of life, beautifully bound together by the author’s powerful use of language – the gold, in this metaphor. But don’t take my word of it, experience this beauty yourself!

* Book after Book *

I could ramble on for paragraphs about the complex, sometimes intense friendship between these two women. Or I could wax lyrical about the sheer genius and beauty of Parker’s writing, but I won’t do that. This is a book you need to read and experience for yourself. You need to drink it all in, as the fragmented pieces of their lives slowly begin to come together, leaving you to savour every beautifully written, cleverly constructed word of this mesmerising and simply unforgettable novel.

* Cal Turner Review *

The most compelling novelists do something at once disarmingly simple and very hard, paying close attention and telling the truth without showing off. Chris Parker’s Nameless Lake, a forensic study of friendship and marriage, does this so well it's hard to believe it’s a debut.

-- Patrick Gale

Chris Parker is a screenwriter for television who has written for shows ranging from EastEnders and Coronation Street to Bedlam, a Sky TV drama series he co-created for Red Production Company. He is also a prolific animation writer, working for Aardman Animations, DreamWorks and many others, with hundreds of credits including Peppa Pig, Clangers, Postman Pat and Shaun the Sheep. He was born in South Wales and lives with his family in Cambridge.

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ISBN 13	9781784632588
ISBN 10	1784632589
Title	Nameless Lake
Author	Chris Parker
Series	Salt Modern Fiction
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Salt Publishing
Year published	2023-07-15
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.