I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning

"Keeping the House" is a moving and radical novel that explores the lives of five friends growing up in a small town and the challenges they face as they grow older. It has been longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2025 and has received critical acclaim from the Guardian and other publications.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 256 pages
Publication date: 06 February 2025
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025, Tice Cin's "Keeping the House" is a striking, moving, and subtly radical novel that confirms Goddard as one of the best writers of our time. Lucia Osborne-Crowley's "The Lasting Harm" is a powerful exploration of the lasting effects of trauma. Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli, and Conor grew up together, playing, skipping school, and dreaming of their future. Now, at thirty, only Rian has moved away, but his money doesn't stop him from clinging to a vision of the past that is quickly slipping away. Oli is fading by the day, drinking and snorting his way through the endless boredom, while Conor has a baby on the way and a business plan he hopes will change everything. Patrick and Shiv are as in love as ever, but even they are rocked when an old secret opens up new wounds.

Weight: 206g
Dimension: 127 x 198 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780349145280