{"product_id":"lean-fall-stand-the-astonishing-new-book-from-the-costa-book-award-winning-author-of-reservoir-13","title":"Lean Fall Stand: The astonishing new book from the Costa Book Award-winning author of Reservoir 13","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thrilling and propulsive novel of an Antarctica expedition gone wrong and its far-reaching consequences for the explorers and their families leaves the reader moved and subtly changed, as if she had become part of the story (Hilary Mantel). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"McGregor's depiction of speechlessness, both metaphorical and physical, makes the novel much more interesting than if he had provided a page-turner about a botched expedition in Antarctica . . . McGregor's carefully composed dialogue, filled with the repetition of so few words, had an eerie effect on me: for several days my own inner dialogue was often composed of the same words, as though I, too, was discovering how they could express drastically different emotions yet remain unreadable to the world. --Yiyun Li, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemember the training: find shelter or make shelter, remain in place, establish contact with other members of the party, keep moving, keep calm.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert 'Doc' Wright, a veteran of Antarctic surveying, was there on the ice when the worst happened. He holds within him the complete story of that night--but depleted by the disaster, Wright is no longer able to communicate the truth. Instead, in the wake of the catastrophic expedition, he faces the most daunting adventure of his life: learning a whole new way to be in the world. Meanwhile Anna, his wife, must suddenly scramble to navigate the sharp and unexpected contours of life as a caregiver. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-longlisted, American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Letters Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eReservoir 13\u003c\/i\u003e, this is a novel every bit as mesmerizing as its setting. Tenderly unraveling different notions of heroism through the rippling effects of one extraordinary expedition on an ordinary family, \u003ci\u003eLean Fall Stand\u003c\/i\u003e explores the indomitable human impulse to turn our experiences into stories--even when the words may fail us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jon-mcgregor-books\"\u003eJon McGregor\u003c\/a\u003e (all their books in stock)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4th Estate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780008204945\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers Limited","offers":[{"title":"Poor Condition — £1.00","offer_id":47908435689649,"sku":"SB-0008204942-C4","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0008204942.jpg?v=1789140062","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/lean-fall-stand-the-astonishing-new-book-from-the-costa-book-award-winning-author-of-reservoir-13","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}