Spill Simmer Falter Wither

<strong>A critically acclaimed debut novel praised as unbearably poignant and beautifully told (Eimear McBride) this captivating story follows a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog.</strong><br/><br/>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 falsely perceives menace where there is only mishap--and the duo must take to the road. <br/><br/>Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose <em>Spill Simmer Falter Wither</em> is one of those rare stories that utterly and completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see. It transforms us in our understanding not only of the world but also of ourselves. <br/><br/>Winner of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature * Winner of the <em>Sunday Independent</em> Newcomer of the Year Award * Short-listed for the Costa First Novel Award * Long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize * Long-listed for the <em>Guardian</em> First Book Award 2015 Readers' Choice * Long-listed for the Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 * Long-listed for 2015 Edinburgh First Novel Award <br/><br/>A deeply attuned portrait of the human mind...An unsettling literary surprise of the best sort.--<em>Atlantic</em> <br/><br/>This book is like a flame in daylight: beautiful and unexpected.--Anne Enright <br/><br/>A man-and-his-dog story like no other.--<em>San Francisco Chronicle </em><br/><br/>[<em>Spill Simmer Falter Wither</em>] hums with its own distinctiveness.--<em>Guardian</em> (UK)