by Nathan Filer · The Borough Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007491452
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«The Shock of the Fall» is the contemporary fiction novel by Nathan Filer, published by The Borough Press in paperback (320 pages, in English).
Matthew recalls the death of his brother Simon when they were both children and the effect it had on his family. Through his first-person voice, the novel follows his descent into schizophrenia, grief and guilt, and his attempt to understand the trauma that shaped his life.
First novel by Nathan Filer, winner of the Costa Book of the Year 2013, the Specsavers Popular Fiction Book of the Year 2014 and the Betty Trask Prize 2014.
Suitable for book clubs and for readers of contemporary fiction interested in stories about mental health and sibling relationships.
Nathan Filer is a British writer best known for his debut novel, The Shock of the Fall. This won several major literary awards, including the Costa Book of the Year and the Betty Trask Prize. It was a Sunday Times Bestseller, and has been translated into thirty languages.
