And Then She Fell

Alicia Elliott

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Atlantic Books
03 October 2023

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

And Then She Fell is an unflinching and fiercely witty debut novel of Indigenous life, womanhood and mental health, heralding the arrival of an important and urgent new voice in genre-bending fiction.

On the surface, Alice is exactly where she should be in life: she's just given birth to a beautiful baby girl, Dawn; her ever-charming husband Steve—a white academic whose area of study is conveniently her own Mohawk culture—is nothing but supportive; and they've moved into a new home in a wealthy neighbourhood in Toronto, a generous gift from her in-laws.

But Alice could not feel more like an imposter. She isn't bonding with Dawn, a struggle made more difficult by the recent loss of her own mother. Every waking moment is spent hiding her despair from Steve and their picture-perfect neighbours, amongst whom she's the sole Indigenous resident.

Her perpetual self-doubt hinders the one vestige of her old life she has left: writing a modern retelling of the Haudenosaunee creation story.

And then strange things start happening.

Alice finds herself hearing voices she can't explain and speaking with things that should not be talking back to her, all while her neighbours' passive aggression begins to morph into something far more threatening. Though Steve urges her this is all in her head, Alice suspects something is very, very wrong, and that her creation story holds the key to her, and Dawn's, survival... She just has to finish it before it's too late…

By: Alicia Elliott
Imprint: Atlantic Books
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 153mm,
Weight: 394g
ISBN: 9781922928009
ISBN 10: 1922928003
Publication Date: 03 October 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for And Then She Fell

'With its sharp wit and beautiful writing, this book had me flying through the pages.'-Ana Reyes, New York Times bestselling author of The House in the Pines Reese's Book Club pick for Jan '23 'I could not put this book down. And Then She Fell is one of the most mesmeric, intoxicatingly original novels I have read in recent years, with a central character I will carry with me for a very long time. I loved it. I loved it. I read it in one sitting.' Hannah Kent, award winning and bestselling author of Burial Rites, The Good People and Devotion 'A towering achievement and stunningly good storytelling.' Melissa Lucashenko, Miles Franklin Award winning author of Too Much Lip