Name: Lean Fall Stand
ISBN: 9780008204914

Jon McGregor

'A beautiful piece of work ... it leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story' Hilary Mantel The highly anticipated new novel from the Costa-award winning, three-times Booker-longlisted author of Reservoir 13.

Lean Fall Stand

'It leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story' Hilary Mantel 'So moving and delicate and terrifying and haunting' Maggie O'Farrell The highly anticipated new novel from the Costa-award winning, three-times Booker-longlisted author of Reservoir 13.

This really could not win me over. From the prose not fitting me to it just not being my type of novel. It felt a bit too much like the book alternative of an Oscar bait film but I recognise it works for some people.

From the internationally bestselling author of Reservoir 13, this thrilling new novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences "leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story" (Hilary Mantel). Remember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm. Robert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night--but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most daunting adventure of his life: learning a whole new way to be in the world. Meanwhile Anna, his wife, must suddenly scramble to navigate the sharp and unexpected contours of life as a caregiver. From the Booker Prize-longlisted, American Academy of Arts & Letters Award-winning author of Reservoir 13, this is a novel every bit as mesmerizing as its setting. Tenderly unraveling different notions of heroism through the rippling effects of one extraordinary expedition on an ordinary family, Lean, Fall, Stand explores the indomitable human impulse to turn our experiences into stories--even when the words may fail us.

Hellboy TCR

This one starts out like a mystery novel. But after the first few chapters it transforms itself into an exploration of language, how we communicate or tell stories and so on. Then like in "Reservoir 13", it becomes a story of the "routine". Detailed review to follow. 3.5 stars.

Lean Fall Stand

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