Falling Animals

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Intricately plotted and brilliantly crafted, Falling Animals starts with a dead body on a beach and uses that catalyst to spiral outwards into a story of connections made and missed, losses incremental and total, grief, love, loneliness, and beauty. An incredibly effective and affecting read.

Tamra I really want to read this one! 2mo

squirrelbrain Such a good book - I hope it makes the Women‘s Prize long list. 2mo

TheKidUpstairs @squirrelbrain it certainly feels like a Women's Prize book, they seem to long list books that are far more beneath the surface than their descriptions give away. Can't wait for Tuesday's announcement! 2mo

TheKidUpstairs @Tamra I highly recommend it, hope you like it as much as I did! 2mo

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quietlycuriouskate

Falling Animals | Sheila Armstrong

What a lovely surprise!
Thank you, @TrishB ; this sounds great! ❤️

TrishB Hope you love it 😘 I did! 2mo

squirrelbrain I loved it too! ❤️ 2mo

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rockpools

Falling Animals | Sheila Armstrong

Mysterious strangers in Irish coastal villages, 1 living, 1 dead. Who are they, and how will their secrets unfold?

The library‘s new books shelf had a bit of a theme going on. And somehow I‘ve never read John Boyne, so now seemed like the time.

rockpools

Water

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squirrelbrain Both great books! 5mo

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squirrelbrain

Falling Animals | Sheila Armstrong

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Loved this, which I read because it features on the BBC‘s Between The Covers.

An unidentified man is found sitting serenely, but lifeless, on a beach in Ireland. The book is a series of vignettes of the lives of the villagers and other people who may have known the man previously.

It‘s a beautifully written, lyrical book; one of those that‘s very quiet but impactful.

@TrishB - I hadn‘t realised until now you also read (and loved!) this one.

Caroline2, MicheleinPhilly

TrishB I‘m glad this one is getting some more love ♥️ a little gem. 5mo

Caroline2 Oh sounds fab! Stacked. 👍 5mo

Tamra I have this TBR - it does sound great! 5mo

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rockpools Ooh. This came in at work the other week. Noticed because the writing on the spine is upside down just to annoy me! Maybe I should read it 😁 5mo

LeahBergen Lovely review! You‘ve made me even more excited to get to it now. 😊 5mo

squirrelbrain I noticed that too straight away @rockpools - very upsetting! 😬 5mo

TheKidUpstairs Oooh, I just picked this one up on a whim. Glad to see you and @TrishB both loved it! 2mo

TrishB @TheKidUpstairs hope you love it too. 2mo

squirrelbrain It‘s really good! @TheKidUpstairs Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it. 2mo

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LeahBergen

Falling Animals | Sheila Armstrong

Thank you for this wonderful birthday bundle, @Cathythoughts ! ❤️

The tagged book sounds so intriguing and I love the other two that you picked because you thought I‘d like the covers. I do! 😆 I‘m a Jane Gardam fan but I haven‘t read this one!

The pretty reading gloves will be much appreciated in this old house this winter and, as always, I loved your sweet note. You‘re a dear friend. 😘

squirrelbrain Lovely gifts! I have Falling Animals to read shortly as it‘s featuring on the BBC‘s Between the Covers. 6mo

CarolynM Lovely😍 6mo

LeahBergen @squirrelbrain Oh, really? I‘ll look that up! 6mo

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LeahBergen @CarolynM Indeed! 🥰 6mo

squirrelbrain Here‘s the full list. Being a #listcompletist, I‘m reading them all! In fact Falling Animals is next on my list. https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/2023/between-the-covers-series-seven It starts on Monday 6th Nov. 6mo

LeahBergen @squirrelbrain Thank you!! 6mo

batsy How lovely! 😍 I must read Gardam. 6mo

LeahBergen @batsy I‘m sure you‘d like her! 6mo

Balibee146 Belated birthday wishes xx 6mo

LeahBergen @Balibee146 Thank you! 😘 6mo

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TrishB

Falling Animals | Sheila Armstrong

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Oh this was so beautiful. Lovely writing, brilliant characters. There is next to no plot but I didn‘t want it to end. Minutiae of people‘s lives and inner feelings so wonderfully explored.
I have one of those, so happy to have read this book feelings.

paper.reveries Just the cover in itself is hypnotizing! 😍 Not one for no plot books, so I'll live vicariously through your love for it 😂 11mo

Cinfhen Sounds great 😊 11mo

LeahBergen Lovely review! 11mo

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squirrelbrain Sounds wonderful - stacked! 11mo

youneverarrived Sounds like my sort of read! 11mo

Tamra This sounds wonderful! 11mo

TrishB @Cinfhen @LeahBergen @squirrelbrain @youneverarrived @Tamra I thought it was a quiet literary read 😁 11mo

TrishB @paper.reveries not my go to- but like occasionally 😁 11mo

Tamra @TrishB perfect! 👌🏾 11mo

Cathythoughts Only seeing this gorgeous review now. I‘m looking forward to getting to it 👍🏻❤️ 9mo

TrishB @Cathythoughts I thought this was lovely ♥️ 9mo