"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."
This is a beautifully accessible and moving (but definitely NOT mawkish) story about mental illness, grief, guilt, love and family.
I read this in a day, stealing moments to sneak in a chapter here, a paragraph there. It was one of those books I didn't want to put down.
Despite the subject matter, this is not a depressing read. It humanises a condition that is often "monstered" into something to be afraid of, and is by turns poignant, scary, darkly humorous, warm, funny and hopeful.
Jackie
PS - If you want a more in-depth review, check out this, from our very own Sparkle Wildfire
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The Shock of the Fall - Nathan Filer
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