Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies

Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies
Maddie Mortimer
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Hardback
h216 x 135mm - 448pg
31 Mar 2022 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9781529069365
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' Original, memorable, shimmering' Sarah Moss ' Extraordinary, kaleidoscopic' Daisy Johnson Today I might trace the rungs of her larynx or tap at her trachea like the bones of a xylophone . . . Something gleeful and malevolent is moving in Lia' s body, learning her life from the inside out. A shape-shifter. A disaster tourist. It' s travelling down the banks of her canals. It' s spreading. When a sudden diagnosis upends Lia' s world, the boundaries between her past and her present begin to collapse. Deeply buried secrets stir awake. As the voice prowling in Lia takes hold of her story, and the landscape around becomes indistinguishable from the one within, Lia and her family are faced with some of the hardest questions of all: how can we move on from the events that have shaped us, when our bodies harbour everything? And what does it mean to die with grace, when you' re simply not ready to let go? Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is a story of coming-of-age at the end of a life. Utterly heart-breaking yet darkly funny, Maddie Mortimer' s astonishing debut is a symphonic journey through one woman' s body: a wild and lyrical celebration of desire, forgiveness, and the darkness within us all.
Here is a book to dance and sing about. An extraordinary, kaleidoscopic dive into language -- Daisy Johnson, Man Booker-shortlisted author of Everything, Under An original and memorable novel written in shimmering prose. The characters stayed with me long after I' d finished reading -- Sarah Moss, Women' s Prize-shortlisted author of Ghost Wall and Summerwater Both expansive and intimate, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is an intricate portrait of a life hurtling towards the inevitable. An extraordinary debut. -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mercies A beautiful novel about death that feels completely alive, pulsing with tenderness and wit -- Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From and The Harpy Lyrical and beautiful, this is a novel unlike anything else * Stylist * An extraordinary debut, unlike anything I' ve read. Wildly inventive, poetic and poignant, this is a rare gem of a novel that took my imagination to new places and touched my heart. -- Emma Stonex, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Lamplighters
Maddie Mortimer was born in London in 1996. She received her BA in English Literature from the University of Bristol. Her writing has featured in The Times and her short films have screened at festivals around the world. She is co-writing a TV series currently in development with Various Artists Ltd. In 2019 she completed the Faber Academy Writing a Novel course. Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies is her first novel.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781529069365
Published: 31 Mar 2022
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 448

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