Falling is Like Flying (Hardback)

Remarkable... Mesmerising, incantatory language A memoir ultimately as uplifting as it is harrowing Falling Is Like Flying is one of the best books I've read in years. It's unforgettable. The precision is remarkable and the language is so strong. Uphoff sings and screams, while she's turning the reality that most people prefer to see, inside out. Manon Uphoff is formidable and so is her novel Blistering... puts words to the ineffable Copious layers of beautiful language and imagery... Uphoff is evidently a master of language Uphoff does not mince her words: humans are like animals eternally tending to their wounds. Her incredibly sensitive, almost alchemical style contains echoes of Margaret Atwood, Maggie Nelson and Sylvia Plath Devastates by showing that what is most painful contains great beauty as well. Falling is Like Flying is like a richly coloured stained-glass window, a starry sky of stylistic invention. Manon Uphoff has succeeded in finding the language for a story that is almost impossible to tell A captivating blend of densely expressive language and intimacy... testament to the necessity of exploring memory to reclaim, and celebrate, identity within and beyond abuse