Praise for Adam Farrer's work…
'A nuanced, well-structured and memorable memoir; it deservedly won the Northbound Book Award.' Times Literary Supplement
'A bold new voice in nonfiction writing. His keen observations are as gentle as they are wry, as attentive to the bleak truths of loss and deprivation as they are to the eccentric humour of humans being entirely themselves … Witty, charming, moving and real.' Jenn Ashworth, author of Ghosted: A Love Story
‘Adam Farrer asks that you fall in love with the overlooked, with that which is crumbling and destined to be lost to the sea. I fell for it hard.’ Wyl Menmuir, Booker-listed author of The Draw of the Sea
‘Glorious. Adam dances down that line between happy and sad with such sure-footed grace.’ Catherine Simpson, author of One Body
‘Wide-ranging and thought-provoking … Made me both cry and laugh heartily and fully.’ Polly Atkin, author of Some of Us Just Fall
‘A truly wonderful and ingenious writer … funny, warm.’ Emma Jane Unsworth, author of Animals
‘Funny and moving.’ Tony Walsh, poet
‘Vividly documents the minutiae of small-town life on the margins … captures it beautifully.’ The Bookseller, Editor’s Choice
‘Witty, moving, wry, insightful and caring in how it deals with its subject matter.’ The Bookseller, Category Highlight, annual preview
‘Witty and introspective … Echoing the canny writing of David Sedaris, Farrer has a knack for wringing hilarity from life’s grim moments.’ Publishers Weekly
