Nathan Filer

WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013 WINNER OF THE SPECSAVERS POPULAR FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2014 'I'll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name's Simon. I think you're going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he'll be dead. And he was never the same after that.' There are books you can't stop reading, which keep you up all night. There are books which let us into the hidden parts of life and make them vividly real. There are books which, because of the sheer skill with which every word is chosen, linger in your mind for days. The Shock of the Fall is all of these books. The Shock of the Fall is an extraordinary portrait of one man's descent into mental illness. It is a brave and groundbreaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fiction.

The Shock of the Fall

Struggling to understand what happened to his brother years earlier after they both snuck out of the house during the middle of the night, Matthew believes he has found a way to bring his brother back by going off his meds, in this beautifully complex story that exposes the awful parts of life and the darkness of the heart. 50,000 first printing.

A Novel

Where the Moon Isn't

'I cannot recommend it highly enough.' Caitlin Moran 'Brims with compassion and wit.' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Absolutely blew me away.' Jo Brand 'Brilliant . . . I love it.' Phillippa Perry 'I have never read a more powerful book about mental health.' Joanna Cannon A journey into the heartland of psychiatry. This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill. And what it means to be human. This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health was previously published in 2019 under the title The Heartland.

A journey into the heartland of psychiatry

This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health

'I cannot recommend it highly enough.' Caitlin Moran 'Brims with compassion and wit.' Cathy Rentzenbrink 'Absolutely blew me away.' Jo Brand 'Brilliant . . . I love it.' Phillippa Perry 'I have never read a more powerful book about mental health.' Joanna Cannon A journey into the heartland of psychiatry. This book debunks myths, challenges assumptions and offers fresh insight into what it means to be mentally ill. And what it means to be human. This Book Will Change Your Mind About Mental Health was previously published in 2019 in hardback under the title The Heartland.

Finding and Losing Schizophrenia

The Heartland

O Choque da Queda

Numa viagem de férias em família, dois irmãos saem numa aventura infantil no meio da noite, mas apenas um deles volta a salvo para casa. Vencedor do Costa Book Awards, Onde a lua não estáé o elogiado romance de estreia de Nathan Filer, enfermeiro da área de saúde mental e poeta performático britânico. Permanentemente assombrado pela morte do irmão, portador da Síndrome de Down, Matthew nunca desistiu de tentar entender o que aconteceu na fatídica noite e acredita ter descoberto uma maneira de trazê-lo de volta, neste comovente romance de formação que inspirou um curta-metragem dirigido por Udo Prinsen chamado Common Side Effects.Narrado a partir da voz de um adolescente, Matthew agora vive a beira da esquizofrenia, convivendo com a presença e a voz do irmão falecido. Apesar de seus pais e sua avó tentarem lidar com a sua condição da melhor forma possível, isso não o impede de transitar por inúmeras instituições psiquiátricas. O romance mistura cenas do presente do personagem com diferentes acontecimentos de seu passado, resgatado através de cartas datilografadas, desenhos e notas escritas à mão. Em seus textos, Matthew revela que descobrira uma maneira de trazer seu irmão de volta. Aos poucos, a história vai se formando para o leitor, assim também como, aos poucos, Matthew e sua família vão digerindo (ou, ao menos, tentando) tudo o que aconteceu. Onde a lua não está é um romance de formação sobre perdas irreparáveis e a forma como cada um tenta superar os traumas da vida e seguir adiante.

Onde a lua não está

Een 19-jarige jongen in een psychiatrische inrichting blikt in zijn dagboek terug op het dodelijk ongeval van zijn broer.

De schok van de val

Chiedi alla luna

Zapytaj ksiezyc

Nachruf auf den Mond

Şocul căderii

WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013 ‘I’ll tell you what happened because it will be a good way to introduce my brother. His name’s Simon. I think you’re going to like him. I really do. But in a couple of pages he’ll be dead. And he was never the same after that.’ It is recommended readers use the Publisher's Fonts.

The Shock of the Fall Free Sampler

Winner of the 2013 Costa First Novel Award (under the title The Shock of the Fall) "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 Where the Moon Isn't shows us the strength that is rooted in resilience and love.

***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.

'De schok van de val' van de Britse auteur Nathan Filer is een boek dat iedereen ontroert en achterlaat met een glimlach. De negenjarige Matthew en zijn broer Simon sluipen tijdens hun vakantie stiekem s nachts naar buiten. Alleen Matthew komt veilig terug. Tien jaar later heeft hij nog steeds moeite met de gebeurtenissen van die nacht. Wat begint als een vertelling van een wanhopige jongen, verandert in het verhaal van een moedige jongeman die op zoek is naar een manier om de herinnering aan zijn broer levend te houden. Nathan Filer heeft met 'De schok van de val' een ontroerend, hartverwarmend en universeel portret over verlies, liefde en familie geschreven. Met `De schok van de val heeft hij de Costa Book Award 2013 gewonnen.

" Je vais vous raconter ce qui s'était passé, parce que ce sera l'occasion de vous présenter mon frère. Il s'appelle Simon. Je pense que vous allez l'aimer. Vraiment. Mais d'ici quelques pages il sera mort. Et, après ça, il n'a plus jamais été le même. " Matthew a 19 ans, et c'est un jeune homme hanté. Par la mort de son grand frère, dix ans auparavant. Par la culpabilité. Par la voix de Simon qu'il entend partout, tout le temps... Matthew a 19 ans et il souffre de schizophrénie, une maladie qui " ressemble à un serpent ". Pour comprendre son passé et s'en libérer, Matthew dessine, écrit. Il raconte l'enfance étouffée par la perte, la douleur silencieuse de ses parents ; l'adolescence ingrate brouillée par les nuages de marijuana ; la lente descente dans la folie, l'internement... Mais aussi, avec un humour mordant, le quotidien parfois absurde et toujours répétitif de l'hôpital psychiatrique, les soignants débordés, l'ennui abyssal... Et le combat sans cesse renouvelé pour apprivoiser la maladie, et trouver enfin sa place dans le monde. Bouleversant, tourmenté, souvent drôle, Contrecoups est un roman tendre et courageux, porté par une voix absolument unique. "Un premier opus poignant" L'Express " Un roman foudroyant. Ambitieux et parfaitement réalisé, il est tour à tour saisissant, bouleversant, déchirant. L'écriture est si aboutie qu'il est difficile de croire que c'est un premier roman. C'est de toute évidence le travail d'un nouveau talent majeur. " – S. J. Watson, auteur d'Avant d'aller dormir "Le style de l'auteur est vraiment brillant" Take a Book "Ce livre a réussi à me déstabiliser par son histoire" Enjoy Books

Contrecoups

“Mi sa che diventare maggiorenni significa proprio questo. Diventare padroni del proprio casino” “Vi racconterò cosa è successo perché è un buon modo per presentarvi mio fratello. Si chiama Simon. È un tipo che vi piacerà. A me almeno piace un sacco. Solo che tra qualche pagina sarà morto. Non è più stato lo stesso, dopo.” Ci sono momenti che ti cambiano la vita. Per Matthew Homes, nove anni, il primo è stato l’incontro con Annabelle, l’estate della vacanza a Ocean Cove. Il secondo la morte di suo fratello Simon. Da quel giorno niente è più stato come prima. Matt, costretto ad affrontare un segreto così enorme e terribile da non poterlo confessare a nessuno, avrà solo un pensiero in cui trovare conforto e grazie al quale ricominciare a lottare: il ricordo della faccia tonda e sorridente di suo fratello, tonda come la luna. Una grande avventura, la storia di un ragazzo che trova il coraggio di lottare contro i propri demoni e di diventare uomo. Un viaggio straordinario all’interno della mente umana e della sua follia. Un romanzo potente, che ci ricorda che ci sono cose da tenere strette mentre la vita scorre via, mettendoci di fronte ostacoli che ci fanno venir voglia di dimenticare. Cose da custodire con cura. Perché è grazie a loro che si diventa grandi.

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