Where The Shadows End Format:Paperback

Where The Shadows End Format:PaperbackSam, a 45 year old Londoner of dual heritage, has lived his life accompanied by voices no one else can hear. Chief among them is the taunting echo of a childhood bully who refuses to let Sam forget the guilt he carries over his mothers death. When his elusive, dream like girlfriend, known only as Boat Woman, disappears without warning, Sams fragile world begins to unravel, and he becomes convinced that only his death can protect those he loves. As the

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the book was also shortlisted for a Forward Prize for Best Single Poem

asking some big twenty-first century questions about our relationships with privilege

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taut poems crackle with the electricity of the untold – of flawed humans and hurt

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Winner of the Stella Prize