{"product_id":"9780007534463_the-shock-of-the-fall-free-sampler","title":"The Shock of the Fall Free Sampler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK PRIZE 2014\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘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.’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are books\u003c\/strong\u003e you can’t stop reading, which keep you up all night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are books\u003c\/strong\u003e which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere are books\u003c\/strong\u003e which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eShock of the Fall\u003c\/em\u003e is all of these books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Shock of the Fall\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary portrait of a young man’s descent into mental illness. It is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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' \u003cstrong\u003eS J WATSON\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Nathan Filer is following in the footsteps of Mark Haddon’s genre-setting \u003cem\u003eThe Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time\u003c\/em\u003e. Both funny and painful… you’re going to love it’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Bittersweet and wonderfully etched…perceptive and moving’ \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTELEGRAPH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A deeply moving (but also funny) first novel’ K\u003cstrong\u003eate Saunders, \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘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’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOBSERVER MAGAZINE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A tragic and comic account of living with schizophrenia. A must for fans of Matthew Quick’s \u003cem\u003eThe Silver Linings Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathan Filer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285309669525,"sku":"9780007534463","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007534463.jpg?v=1776992312","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007534463_the-shock-of-the-fall-free-sampler","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}