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Hardcover Spill Simmer Falter Wither Book

ISBN: 0544716191

ISBN13: 9780544716193

Spill Simmer Falter Wither

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A debut novel already praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride) this captivating story follows -- over the course of four seasons -- a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. It is springtime, and two outcasts -- a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life -- find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their small, seaside town suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap; the unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, S pill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite." It is also a moving depiction of how -- over the four seasons echoed in the title -- a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us not only in our understanding of the world, but also of ourselves.

Customer Reviews

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Terrible Ending

I fell in love with the two misfits in this book, a deformed and troubled man who had been neglected all of his life and a little terrier dog, trained to fight badgers and suffering the consequences of his former upbringing. The book leads us through twists and turns and eternal hope that the two are going to finally get the happiness so lacking in their former lives, but the ending was a HUGE disappointment and left me as the reader distraught and saddened by the continued injustice. I definitely would NOT have read this book had I known the outcome of the two characters.

Spill Simmer Falter Wither Mentions in Our Blog

Spill Simmer Falter Wither in 13 of the Best New Novels by Irish Authors
13 of the Best New Novels by Irish Authors
Published by Ashly Moore Sheldon • March 17, 2021

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we wanted to applaud some of the most exciting Irish novelists of the moment. With forefathers like James Joyce, Oscar Wilde, and Samuel Beckett, these up-and-coming bards have some big shoes to fill, and they're doing brilliantly!

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