The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

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 WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2014

‘A stunning novelAmbitious 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

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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ISBN 13	9780007491438
ISBN 10	0007491433
Title	The Shock of the Fall
Author	Nathan Filer
Condition	Unavailable
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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