The Shock of the Fall

Nathan Filer

Feb 2014 · Macmillan + ORM

About this ebook

***This book has also been published as Where the Moon Isn't.***
Winner of the 2013 Costa First Award
"A stunning novel. Ambitious and exquisitely realized . . . clearly the work of a major new talent." —S. J. Watson, New York Times bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep

While on vacation with their parents, Matthew Homes and his older brother snuck out in the middle of the night. Only Matthew came home safely. Ten years later, Matthew tells us, he has found a way to bring his brother back...

What begins as the story of a lost boy turns into a story of a brave man yearning to understand what happened that night, in the years since, and to his very person. Unafraid to look at the shadows of our hearts, Nathan Filer's rare and brilliant debut The Shock of the Fall shows us the strength that is rooted in resilience and love.

Ratings and reviews

I found this to be compulsive reading. Raw, touching and memorable. I would definitely recommend this book. The in site it gives in to the lived experence of mental illness is amazing. Its a book thst should be read by all Mental Health professionals and those working in health care. Outstanding.

It started off well, However as the pages went on I found I became bored & Disappointed.

The Shock of the Fall

About the author

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 (previously published in the U.S. as Where the Moon Isn't).