Spill, simmer, falter, wither

Description

"This captivating story follows -- over the course of four seasons -- a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog. 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 suddenly takes note of them, falsely perceiving menace where there is only mishap; the unlikely duo must take to the road. Gorgeously written in poetic and mesmerizing prose, Spill Simmer Falter Wither has already garnered wild support in its native Ireland, where the Irish Times pointed to Baume's "astonishing power with language" and praised it as "a novel bursting with brio, braggadocio and bite." It is also a moving depiction of how -- over the four seasons echoed in the title -- a relationship between fellow damaged creatures can bring them both comfort. One of those rare stories that utterly, completely imagines its way into a life most of us would never see, it transforms us not only in our understanding of the world, but also of ourselves."--

Description

A misfit man finds a misfit dog. Ray, aged fifty-seven, 'too old for starting over, too young for giving up', and One Eye, a vicious little bugger, smaller than expected a good ratter. Both are accustomed to being alone, unloved, outcast - but they quickly find in each other a strange companionship. As spring turns to summer, their relationship grows and intensifies, until a savage act forces them to abandon the precarious life they'd established, and take to the road. A wholly different kind of love story, Spill Simmer Falter Wither is a devasting portrait of loneliness and loss, and of the restorative power of friendship.--Book cover.

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Other Editions

• Spill, simmer, falter, witherWindmill Books2015-01-01
• Spill Simmer Falter WitherPenguin Random House2015-01-01
• Spill, simmer, falter, witherTramp Press2015-01-01
• Spill Simmer Falter WitherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers2016-01-01
• Spill Simmer Falter WitherThorndike Press2016-01-01
• Spill simmer falter wither2016-01-01