I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning (Paperback) - Keiran Goddard
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Five friends. Five lives. Countless hopes. A novel about love, class, friendship - and what makes life worth living
LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2025
Patrick, Shiv, Rian, Oli and Conor grew up together. They played together, skipped school together, and dreamt of everything they'd do with their lives.
Now they are thirty, and only Rian has made it out of the estate and moved away to another city, but his money doesn't stop him 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 ...
About the Author
Keiran Goddard grew up in Shard End, Birmingham in a working-class family. He is the author of one poetry pamphlet, two poetry collections and the novel Hourglass. His debut collection was shortlisted for the Melita Hume Prize, he was the runner up in the William Blake Prize and Hourglass was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott prize. He speaks internationally on issues related to social change and currently produces research on workers' rights, the future of work, automation and trade unionism.- Contributor:
- Keiran Goddard
- Imprint:
- Abacus
- Publisher:
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Release Date:
- 06 Feb 2025
- Number of Pages:
- 256
- Binding:
- Paperback / softback
- ISBN13:
- 9780349145280
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