Great Godden

Meg Rosoff's novel "The Brink of Falling" is a coming-of-age story set in a holiday house by the sea, featuring a bonus essay from the author on her experiences of summer. It is a lyrical and quintessential tale that is as heady, timeless, and irresistible as "Bonjour Tristesse" and "I Capture the Castle," but as sharp and fresh as "Normal People."

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 10 June 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD 2020 AND THE BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARDS 2021, THIS IS THE STORY OF ONE FAMILY, ONE DREAMY SUMMER – THE SUMMER WHEN EVERYTHING CHANGES. IN A HOLIDAY HOUSE BY THE SEA, IN A BIG, MESSY FAMILY, ONE TEENAGER WATCHES AS BROTHERS AND SISTERS, PARENTS, AND OLDER COUSINS FILL HOT DAYS WITH WINE AND GAMES AND PLANNING A WEDDING. ENTER THE GODDENS – IRRESISTIBLE, CHARMING, LANGUIDLY SEXY KIT AND SURLY, SILENT HUGO. SUDDENLY, THERE'S A SERPENT IN THIS PARADISE – AND THE CONSEQUENCES WILL BE DEVASTATING. FROM BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR MEG ROSOFF COMES A LYRICAL AND QUINTESSENTIAL COMING-OF-AGE TALE – A SUMMER BOOK THAT'S AS HEADY, TIMELESS, AND IRRESISTIBLE AS "BONJOUR TRISTESSE" AND "I CAPTURE THE CASTLE" BUT AS SHARP AND FRESH AS "NORMAL PEOPLE". FEATURING A BONUS ESSAY FROM MEG ROSOFF ON HER EXPERIENCES OF SUMMER, THIS IS THE UNMISSABLE BOOK OF THE SUMMER. FROM THE AUTHOR OF "HOW I LIVE NOW," ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME.

Weight: 226g
Dimension: 129 x 197 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781526618535