The Shock of the Fall: WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK OF THE YEAR 2013

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You may want to get a personal alarm system so that you can signal for help in the event of a fall.

It was named as one of five category winners for the Costas and will go forward to compete for the overall book of the year prize, to be decided later this month. Bath Spa University Lecturer Nathan Filer recognised at the Specsavers National Book Awards 2014". Bath Chronicle. 28 November 2014 . Retrieved 30 November 2014. Another novel to prove, if proof was needed, how utterly heartless and without pity I am becoming. Sorry, Nathan Filer, I come to rain all over your parade. Well, quite a lot of it. The book cleverly gives you snippets of a story, then later on you get more of that story to give you the fuller picture, so there is a lot of a-ha moments, at least there was for me. I found it sad in parts, I really felt for his struggle against the illness that has hold of him, his moving between lucidity and delusion. Epically done.I am so fascinated by books that depict mental illnesses. Books such as The Bell Jar, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine and Countless just to name a few, have really touched me. The focus on the frailty of the human mind is something that resonates really strongly with me, and telling these stories is vital. Certainly for me, they remind me that none of us are alone in our suffering. a b c "UWE awards Honorary Degree to Nathan Filer". University of the West of England. 23 July 2015 . Retrieved 12 August 2015. The Heartland (also published as This Book will Change Your Mind about Mental Health [27]) (Faber, 2019) a b c "Nathan Filer wins Costa Book of the Year with debut novel". BBC News. 28 January 2014 . Retrieved 30 January 2014.

If it wasn’t for Nanny Noo I wouldn’t give a shit, but when somebody cares for you as much as she does, I know it’s not nice to make them worry." From the start, Matthew’s placement in the mental institution and his slightly odd storytelling hint at the possibility that he’s not the most reliable of narrators. It is almost impossible to discern which parts of his story are true, and which are the product of a damaged mind. Matthew is only nineteen, extremely vulnerable, and his thoughts are all over the place, jumping through space and time from one short chapter to the next. But still, it’s his unforgettable voice that holds this narrative together firmly and effortlessly. Healthcare professionals take falls in older people very seriously because of the huge consequences they can have for the health and wellbeing of this group.Fajler ima dara za pisanje i odlično je primenio malo drugačiji stil koji savršeno odgovara glavnom liku i njegovom problemu. Generalno nemam šta da zamerim knjizi, osim činjenice da sam ipak očekivao malo bombastičniji kraj. Kako sam se približavao kraju romana, nekako je sve ukazivalo na to kakav će da bude završetak.