Falling Animals: A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick

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The body of a man was found on a beach and despite an extensive police investigation, he was never identified. I’ve been meaning to say that you are one of two book bloggers whom I regularly read who really seem to have my reading needs in mind.

The structure is unusual with not always obvious continuity but I was so absorbed by the story telling that I did not really notice until almost half way into the book.Falling Animals is a stunning novel which gathers a collection of encounters with an unidentified man on the last days of his life. The stories span several decades and different continents and are told in 17 chapters dedicated to each one of the characters.

of an unidentified man found dead on a Irish beach apparently of natural causes (his body racked with cancer). On June 16th, 2009, the body of a man was discovered on a beach in Sligo and, to this day, how he ended up there is shrouded in mystery. Die korte beschrijvingen waren erg treffend, het leek alsof je even kort andere mensenlevens in keek. Featuring a number of different characters, each chapter is from a different viewpoint as lives intersect like a spider’s web, crossing back and forth, with a staggering attention to detail and an astonishing structure.Het scheepswrak, dat dertig jaar geleden op de zandbank strandde, staat centraal in Er schuilt een vreemde in ons.