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Find out moreA dive in head first and refuse to come up for air book - it’s unique, clever and quite quite wonderful. If at first you just dip your toe in and wonder where on earth you're being taken, don't bail out, as this quickly becomes a delightful and compelling read. Meet some of the occupants of the apartment building of Seville on Roxy, they are everyday typical people (apart from Ian the skydiving goldfish), however this 30 minute peek into their lives makes you feel as though you are simultaneously viewing the whole world. With beautiful compassion, Bradley Somer allows you to observe people from a different perspective. The short chapters, capable of evoking an assortment of emotions, flow as quickly as Ian does past each window. This isn't about answers or knowledge, instead Fishbowl encourages you to open your eyes, to ponder, to smile, to mourn… and applaud this refreshingly quirky tale. ~ Liz Robinson
One of our Books of the Year 2015.
Even a goldfish can dream of adventure...From his enviable view from a balcony on the 27th floor of an apartment block, Ian the Goldfish has frequent - if fleeting - desires for a more exciting life. Until one day, a series of unfortunate events give him an opportunity to escape...Our story begins, however, with the human inhabitants of Ian's building. There is the handsome student, his girlfriend, and his mistress; an agoraphobic sex worker, the invisible caretaker; the pregnant woman on bed rest; and the home-schooled boy, Herman, who thinks he can travel through time. And as Ian tumbles perilously downwards, he will witness all their lives, loves, triumphs and disasters...A truly original, philosophically joyful and charming novel with the unlikeliest of heroes. This is Tales of the City as seen by a goldfish.
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'Amazing' Cosmopolitan
'Quirky, ambitious, with a touch of serendipity' Red Magazine
ISBN: 9780091956936
Publication date: 31/03/2016
Publisher: Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780091956929
Publication date: 06/08/2015
Publisher: Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing
Format: Hardback
ISBN: | 9780091956936 |
Publication date: | 31st March 2016 |
Author: | Bradley Somer |
Publisher: | Ebury Press an imprint of Ebury Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 320 pages |
Genres: | Reader Reviewed Books, eBook Favourites, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Relationship Stories, |
Collections: | 40+ Quirky Novels - a little different and totally fabulous., |
Categories: | Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), |
The author, Bradley Somer, was born in Sydney, Australia and grew up in Canada. His short fiction has appeared in literary journals, reviews and anthologies. His debut novel, Imperfections, was published in Fall 2012 by Nightwood Editions in Canada. Imperfections earned a starred review from Quill & Quire magazine, won the 2013 CBC Bookie Award for debut of the year, was one of the Canadian Bookseller's Top 8 Picks for 2012, and has received a host of other critic's praises (I've included some of that review attention, below). Bradley has spoken for many radio interviews, festivals and literary events and he continues to tour ...
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