

The Shock of the Fall
Author: Nathan Filer
Narrator: Bruce Mann
Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 11/04/2014
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Author: Nathan Filer
Narrator: Bruce Mann
Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC
Published: 11/04/2014
Categories: Fiction, Literary Fiction
Nathan Filer is a writer and a mental health nurse. He has worked as a researcher at the academic unit of psychiatry at the University of Bristol and on in-patient psychiatric wards. Filer graduated from the prestigious Bath Spa University creative writing program with an MA in 2011, and The Shock of the Fall is his first novel. He lives with his family in Bristol. Nathan won the 2013 Costa Award for The Shock of the Fall.
Another novel to prove, if proof was needed, how utterly heartless and without pity I am becoming. Sorry, Nathan Filer, I come to rain all over your parade. Well, quite a lot of it. The blurb has these three little sentences: There are books you can’t stop reading, which keep you up all night (Well, I......more
"This is my life. I'm nineteen years old, and the only thing I have any control over in my entire world is the way I choose to tell this story. So I'm hardly going to fuck about. It would be nice if you'd try to trust me." I am so fascinated by books that depict mental illnesses. Books such as The......more
I read this for Kimi's birthday tomorrow, Nov. 29! I'm posting it now because I might be too busy tomorrow. HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY, KIMI! PUT A SMILE AS BIG AS YOUR HEART BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO BE THE HAPPIEST ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY! <3 You can read her awesome review here. Review This is an interesting......more
It seems that, by pure coincidence, I have stumbled into a number of books regarding mental illness, however, the depiction that this book utilises is purely unique. This book is quite simply unlike anything else I have ever read, that is without doubt or question. The use of various fonts intersper......more
Such an engaging read, straight into my favourites for the year! - This novel follows the story of a young man named Matthew. We are told of the tragic death of Matthew's brother during childhood and how he blames himself for its occurrence. As the reader we are unsure as to whether Matthew is actual......more