WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARDWINNER OF THE SOMERSET MAUGHAM AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE On a street in a town in the North of England ordinary people are going through the motions of their everyday existence
- street cricket barbecues painting windows A young man is in love with a neighbour who does not even know his name An old couple make their way up to the nearby bus stop But then a terrible event shatters the quiet of the early summer evening That this remarkable & horrific event is only poignant to those who saw it not even meriting a mention on the local news means that those who witness it will be altered for ever Jon Mc Gregor's first novel brilliantly evokes the histories & lives of the people in the street to build up an unforgettable human panorama Breathtakingly original humane & moving If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is an astonishing debut