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About to Fall Apart

Ashley Hickson-Lovence author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Faber & Faber

Publishing:9th Apr '26

£12.99

This title is due to be published on 9th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.

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Set over one weekend in the life of a sixty-six year-old man, About to Fall Apart is a thrilling kaleidoscope of thoughts, failures, disappointments and hope.

It's the story of a falling plane and of a grieving mother.

Set across one weekend, About to Fall Apart is the exhilarating story of a man of mixed heritage - living on the Irish border - as he tries to stay positive, reconnect with his children and maybe, even, find his own birth mother.

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'Poignant and tender.' FERDIA LENNON
'A dynamic voice.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE
'Lushly written and formally audacious . . . moving.' NICOLAS PADAMSEE

This is the story of one man's weekend, a weekend in which everything could change

These lines could change everything /
He sips more of his tinny /
Imagines a new life

Aidy's just punched a co-worker, but he hasn't got time to deal with the fallout. With a deadline fast looming he must get home, knuckle down and finish the story he's been working on, a story he hasn't been able to stop thinking about. It's the story of a falling plane and of a grieving mother.

Set across one weekend, About to Fall Apart is the exhilarating story of a man of mixed heritage - living on the Irish border - as he tries to stay positive, reconnect with his children and maybe, even, find his own birth mother.

ISBN: 9780571392681

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: unknown

128 pages

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