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LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS´ CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2018

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´A masterful exploration of love, loss and the healing power of the natural world. Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure´ Observer

LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS´ CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2018

Jonah roams Kew Gardens trying to reassemble the shattered pieces of his life after the death of his wife, Audrey. Weathering the seasons and learning to love again, he meets Chloe, an enigmatic origami artist who is hesitant to let down her own walls.

In the gardens he also meets ten-year-old Milly, and Harry, a gardener, both of whom have secrets of their own to keep - and mysteries to solve.

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A masterful exploration of love, loss and the healing power of the natural world. Like Max Porter´s Grief is a Thing With Feathers, it uses fable, mystery and a poetic sensibility to get at the nub of loss . Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure Observer

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After studying theatre and film, Tor Udall co-founded a dance-theatre company and spent most of her twenties directing, writing and performing. A Thousand Paper Birds is her first novel and was longlisted for the Authors´ Club Best First Novel Award 2018. She lives in London with her husband and young children.

@TorUdall

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