Spill Simmer Falter Wither

by Sara Baume

Book Overview

A critically acclaimed debut novel praised as "unbearably poignant and beautifully told" (Eimear McBride), this captivating story follows a misfit man who adopts a misfit dog.

It is springtime, and two outcasts--a man ignored, even shunned by his village, and the one-eyed dog he takes into his quiet, tightly shuttered life--find each other, by accident or fate, and forge an unlikely connection. As their friendship grows, their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544954610
• ISBN13: 9780544954618
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Terrible Ending

I fell in love with the two misfits in this book, a deformed and troubled man who had been neglected all of his life and a little terrier dog, trained to fight badgers and suffering the consequences of his former upbringing. The book leads us through twists and turns and eternal hope that the two are going to finally get the happiness so lacking in their former lives, but the ending was a HUGE disappointment and left me as the reader distraught and saddened by the continued injustice. I definitely would NOT have read this book had I known the outcome of the two characters.