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FALLING ANIMALS - SHEILA ARMSTRONG KARTONIERT (TB)

*A BBC 2 BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK * 'An immensely impressive debut from a major
literary talent' JOSEPH O'CONNOR 'Lush  lyrical and cleverly-constructed. A beautiful book'
LOUISE KENNEDY The disquieting story of an unidentified man as told by those who crossed paths
with him on the last day of his life  Sheila Armstrong's debut novel is haunting  lyrical and
darkly suspenseful On an isolated beach set against a lonely  windswept coastline  a pale
figure sits serenely against a sand dune staring out to sea. His hands are folded neatly in his
lap  his ankles are crossed and there is a faint smile on his otherwise lifeless face. Months
later  after a fruitless investigation  the nameless stranger is buried in an unmarked grave.
But the mystery of his life and death lingers on  drawing the nearby villagers into its wake.
From strandings to shipwrecks  it is not the first time that strangeness has washed up on their
shores. Told through a chorus of voices  Falling Animals follows the crosshatching threads of
lives both true and imagined  real and surreal  past and present. Slowly  over great time and
distance  the story of one man  alone on a beach  begins to unravel. Elegiac and atmospheric 
dark and disquieting  Sheila Armstrong's debut novel marks her arrival as one of the most
uniquely gifted writers at work in literary fiction today. Reader Reviews 'Beautifully written
and gently catches the reader with its meditative prose and deep humanity' 'Such a beautiful
book' 'Gorgeous wild setting and achingly recognisable characters'

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