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AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW 'Poignant and tender.' FERDIA LENNON 'A dynamic voice.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE 'Lushly written and formally audacious . . . moving.' NICOLAS PADAMSEE This is the story of one man's weekend, a weekend in which everything could change These lines could change everything /...
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Set over one weekend in the life of a sixty-six year-old man, About to Fall Apart is a thrilling kaleidoscope of thoughts, failures, disappointments and hope.
Set over one weekend in the life of a sixty-six year-old man, About to Fall Apart is a thrilling kaleidoscope of thoughts, failures, disappointments and hope.
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'Poignant and tender.' FERDIA LENNON
'A dynamic voice.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE
'Lushly written and formally audacious . . . moving.' NICOLAS PADAMSEE
This is the story of one man's weekend, a weekend in which everything could change
These lines could change everything /
He sips more of his tinny /
Imagines a new life
Aidy's just punched a co-worker, but he hasn't got time to deal with the fallout. With a deadline fast looming, he must get home, knuckle down, and finish the story he's been working on, a story he hasn't been able to stop thinking about. It's the story of a falling plane and of a grieving mother.
Set across one weekend, About to Fall Apart is the exhilarating story of a man of mixed heritage - living on the Irish border - as he tries to stay positive, reconnect with his children and maybe, even, find his own birth mother.
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ISBN: 9780571392681
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 09 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Ashley Hickson-Lovence was born in London in 1991 and is a former secondary school English teacher. He earned his PhD in Creative and Critical Writing at the University of East Anglia. He has lectured English and Creative Writing at Brunel University, Arts University Bournemouth, University of East Anglia and the University of Suffolk. He is the author of the poetry collection Why I Am Not a Bus Driver, the acclaimed novels The 392 and Your Show, and the 2024 prize-winning YA novel in verse Wild East.
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