Table of Contents
Title Page
Dedication
the girl and her doll
family portraits
kicking and wailing
hypotonia n. a state of reduced tension in muscle.
spoon fed
mon ami
school runs
dead people still have birthdays
a different story
second opinion
a whole new chapter
handshakes
prodrome n. an early symptom that a disease is developing.
the watching stair
a cloud of smoke
is this question useful?
the magnolia elephant
milestones
the same story
make yourself at home
truth no. 1
truth no. 2
truth no. 3
how best we can support you
clock watching
day 13, for example
*I don’t hear voices
drawing behaviour
writing behaviour
empty dull thud
open wide
sharp scratch
this goodbye, the goodbye
keepsake
Acknowledgements
A Q&A with Nathan Filer
Praise for The Shock of the Fall
About the Author
Copyright
About the Publisher
