Praise for Lean Fall Stand:
Gripping, moving, magnificent Kamila Shamsie, author of Home Fire
Jon McGregor has crafted a unique narrative, encompassing frozen wastes & altered interior landscapes. The most gripping piece of writing Ive read in a long time: Sit. Read. Applaud Jarvis Cocker
Utterly original. Jaw-dropping. The sort of book youll think about for ages Paula Hawkins, author of Girl on the Train
Another McGregor novel that, beneath its serene surface, takes huge risks Fortunately, its also another McGregor novel that triumphantly gets away with it The Times
'Lean Fall Stand is a beautiful piece of work and should win a roomful of prizes. Jon McGregor writes plainly and exactly, like a poet, and the precision of his writing makes every heartbeat register' Hilary Mantel, author of The Mirror and the Light
A spectacular book It does what Jon McGregor does so well: examine the widening ripples of a single event. I read it again, as soon as I'd finished Maggie OFarrell, author of Hamnet
Opens as excitingly as any work of fiction Ive recently read Its extraordinarily tense and atmospheric and McGregors prose is tight as a wire Telegraph
Exceptional. So moving, and the use of language is remarkable. I absolutely loved it David Nicholls, author of Sweet Sorrow
A genuinely fascinating book and a troubling, riveting reading experience. A bold and masterful investigation into the weather system of the human mind Max Porter, author of The Death of Francis Bacon
A genuine masterpiece: poised, multilayered and full of the most astonishingly beautiful prose Alex Preston, Observer
McGregors precise, well-judged prose attests to both the power of language and to the havoc created by its loss Financial Times
