{"product_id":"9781913193928-fall","title":"Fall","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA spellbinding novel of race, family and friendship by the critically acclaimed author of Attend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstranged brothers are reunited over plans to develop the tower block where they grew up, but the desolate estate becomes a stage for reliving the events of one life-changing summer, forty years earlier … the exquisitely written, moving new novel from West Camel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEstranged brothers are reunited over plans to develop the tower block where they grew up, but the desolate estate becomes a stage for reliving the events of one life-changing summer, forty years earlier … the exquisitely written, moving new novel from West Camel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Unfolds like a spell’\u003cb\u003e Carol Lovekin, author of \u003ci\u003eGhostbird\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A deceptively complex and layered story; beautiful, traumatic and ultimately uplifting’ \u003cb\u003eLouise Beech, author of \u003ci\u003eThis Is How We Are Human\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A mesmerising portrait of toxic family relationships: one that perfectly captures a turbulent era in a changing Britain. I was gripped' \u003cb\u003eCaroline Wyatt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_____________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwins Aaron and Clive have been estranged for forty years. Aaron still lives in the empty, crumbling tower block on the riverside in Deptford where they grew up. Clive is a successful property developer, determined to turn the tower into luxury flats.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Aaron is blocking the plan and their petty squabble becomes something much greater when two ghosts from the past – twins Annette and Christine – appear in the tower. At once, the desolate estate becomes a stage on which the events of one scorching summer are relived – a summer that shattered their lives, and changed everything forever…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrim, evocative and exquisitely rendered, \u003ci\u003eFall\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of friendship and family – of perception, fear and prejudice, the events that punctuate our journeys into adulthood, and the indelible scars they leave – a triumph of a novel that will affect you long after the final page has been turned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations by David F. Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Shortlisted for the POLARI Prize**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eFall’\u003c\/i\u003es characters will haunt me, its story will stay with me and I will return again and again’ \u003cb\u003eKatie Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautifully written, perfectly executed, a drama that captures your heart and mind’ \u003cb\u003eAnne Coates\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Architecture and morality: the only subjects worth writing about, and West Camel does so exquisitely through the eyes of people profoundly affected by both'\u003cb\u003e David F. Ross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A book about families, racism and the differences that bind us or push us apart …all bound up in West Camel's elegant prose’ \u003cb\u003eMichael J. Malone\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Suspense and twists keep you turning the pages, while the unfolding of complex characters and relationships draws you in’ \u003cb\u003eValeria Vescina\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Both charming and conflicting … the author’s enticing storytelling has totally, utterly hooked me’ \u003cb\u003eSarah Sansom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A page-turner and a literary delight, a book you devour’ \u003cb\u003eLiz Loves Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Immersive, beautiful, and haunting … I adored it’ \u003cb\u003eLive \u0026amp; Deadly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A novel of mystic style and sensibility. West Camel tackles timeless themes of truth, power, family and justice … an extraordinary read’ \u003cb\u003eRichard Fernandez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A book to be embraced, a book to be kept in your heart … West Camel writes beautifully’ \u003cb\u003eThe Reading Closet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for West Camel’s debut novel \u003ci\u003eAttend\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘From its opening gambit to its final line, Attend demands and rewards attention’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e’With its blend of dark, gritty themes and gorgeous imagery, this is a book to make you believe there’s still magic in the world’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I’ve fallen in love with this absolutely glorious, spell-binding tale’ \u003cb\u003eLoveReading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘It’s a genuinely pleasurable experience to encounter something couched in such alert and transparent language as West Camel’s \u003ci\u003eAttend\u003c\/i\u003e … In three hundred finely judged pages, West Camel leaves the reader eager for more from his pen’ \u003cb\u003eBarry Forshaw, \u003ci\u003eCrimeTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Sarah Moss, Bernadine Evaristo, Colm Toibin and Selina Godde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57535952617846,"sku":"9781913193928","price":6.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31831247.jpg?v=1774283510","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781913193928-fall","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}