The Fell Signed Bookplate Edition

A slim, tense page turner that captures the precious warmth of human connection. I gulped The Fell down in one sitting -- Emma Donoghue
Moss writes so compassionately about human frailty while her own work is as close to perfect as a novelist’s can be * The Times *
Gripping, thoughtful and revelatory -- Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train
A funny, savage novel * Guardian *
Absorbing . . . ingeniously done . . . a humane, thoughtful reflection on the lockdown experience * Scotsman *
There is wit, there is compassion . . . This slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year -- Rachel Joyce
A one-sitting read . . . ambitious and immersive * Red *
Moss is strong on pastoral lyricism, and her characteristic humour is as piercing here as in her previous novels * The Times *
A masterfully tense, deeply empathetic novel . . . [a] tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through -- Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From
Always with steely precision, Moss has mined both the circumstances and the consequences of isolation . . . one of the very best British novelists writing today about contemporary life * Daily Telegraph *
She conjures the fretful confinement of the pandemic with colossal skill . . . deft and evocative . . . shrewd and moving * i *
The pandemic is spawning some fine writing, and this helter-skelter novel by Moss is one of the best yet -- Mail on Sunday
Moss perfectly simulates the stifling psychological confinement and ennui of locked-down life . . . a neat, atmospheric novel * Literary Review *
[The Fell] leaves the reader on tenterhooks as the story builds to its conclusion . . . Moss makes a strong case for social connection being as important as our physical health for survival * Daily Mirror *
Moss steps into other people’s shoes with impressive ease. Her prose is clear, low-key and compelling . . . Feelingly, but without sentimentality, Moss explores what happens when you find yourself teetering on the precipice * Herald *
A novel of our time . . . there may be a time when what is described here is, indeed, in the past, and a novel like The Fell will help us to remember * Church Times *
It seems ever more important that fiction acknowledge the truths the pandemic has revealed to us: how connected we all are, and how much we fear one another * Guardian *
[The Fell] confirms that Sarah Moss is a writer of remarkable power, control and deftness. She's funny, observant and very much of the moment * Oldie *