![]() ![]() 'A tragic and comic account of living with schizophrenia. Filer has an ear for the dark comedy of life, and Matthew is a charismatic lead character who draws you in even as his world falls apart' - The Obeserver Magazine 'A compelling story of grief, madness and loss. 'Poignant, funny and harrowing' - The Daily Express 'I found it dark, touching, sweet and funny and beautifully written.one of the best books about mental illness.' - Jo Brand 'A deeply moving (but also funny) first novel' - Kate Saunders, The Times 'Bittersweet and wonderfully etched.perceptive and moving' - The Daily Telegraph you're going to love it' - The Daily Mail 'Nathan Filer is following in the footsteps of Mark Haddon's genre-setting The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time. The writing is so accomplished it's hard to believe it's a debut - it's clearly the work of a major new talent' - S J Watson Ambitious and exquisitely realised, it's by turns shocking, harrowing and heartrending. ![]() 'The simple prose is spot-on as the plain, honest voice of a teenager.smart eye for human foibles.a poignant, moving story that well deserves its Costa win' - Independent 'Authentic, funny and hauntingly sad' - The Sunday Times passages that have a sort of simple poetry' - The Guardian astonishingly sure-footed.' - Rose Tremain ![]() 'Exceptionally moving without being sentimental - we're very much hoping there will be more from this writer. ![]()
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