Name: The Shock of the Fall By Nathan Filer
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The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013
WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014

`I'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name's Simon. I think you're going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he'll be dead. And he was never the same after that.'

There are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all night.

There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real.

There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days.

The Shock of the Fall is all of these books.

The Shock of the Fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illness. It is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fiction.

The Shock of the Fall Reviews

`A stunning novel. Ambitious and exquisitely realised, it's by turns shocking, harrowing and heartrending. The writing is so accomplished it's hard to believe it's a debut - it's clearly the work of a major new talent' S J Watson

`Nathan Filer is following in the footsteps of Mark Haddon's genre-setting The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. Both funny and painful... you're going to love it' DAILY MAIL

`Bittersweet and wonderfully etched...perceptive and moving' TELEGRAPH

`A deeply moving (but also funny) first novel' Kate Saunders THE TIMES

`I found it dark, touching, sweet and funny and beautifully written...one of the best books about mental illness.' Jo Brand

`A compelling story of grief, madness and loss. Filer has an ear for the dark comedy of life, and Matthew is a charismatic lead character who draws you in even as his world falls apart'
OBSERVER MAGAZINE

`A tragic and comic account of living with schizophrenia. A must for fans of Matthew Quick's The Silver Linings Playbook'
GQ

`A stunning debut - sad, poignant, real and very very readable. For a first time novelist, Filer has an impressive grasp of complex narrative, and a character we can all care about' Stella Duffy, author of The Room of Lost Thing

`A terrific debut: engaging, funny and inventive' Joe Dunthorne, author of Submarine

`A convincing portrayal of an articulate boy in the grip of a powerful illness, and an absorbing account of a grief undischarged' SUNDAY HERALD

About Nathan Filer

Nathan Filer is a registered mental health nurse. He is also a performance poet, contributing regularly to literary events across the UK. His work has been broadcast on television and radio. The Shock of the Fall is his first novel.

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Sku

GOR004891434

ISBN 13

9780007491438

ISBN 10

0007491433

Title

The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

Author

Nathan Filer

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Year published

2013-05-09

Number of pages

320

Prizes

Winner of Betty Trask Prize 2014 Winner of Specsavers National Book Awards: Specsavers Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2014 Winner of Costa Book of the Year 2013 Winner of Costa First Novel Award 2013

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Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

The Shock of the Fall Nathan Filer

The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

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