Description
20 years ago the world went quiet. Father is suspended between the living world and the lost, he saw the end and he can’t let it go.
Finn was a child when it collapsed. He’s the young green vines growing up through the ribcage of a lost civilisation.
It’s 2053, Father and Finn live alone in a remote valley in Tasmania. Everything is about to change.
A story of survival, of being lost and finding ourselves again, and the love between a father and son.
ISBN: 978-0-6455142-0-9
Uncorrected Proof
These are usually Advanced Reader Copies (ARCs) given to reviewers while the book is undergoing the final edit. It means there may be minor errors within the text.
Example: On page 287 the word Kangaroo has been accidentally pasted into the middle of the word isn’t.
Example: On page 104 the word hiss is his.
The majority of the book is error-free. If you don’t care or think it may add value (this has happened!) as a collector’s item – then grab a copy.
Anne Howler –
I really enjoyed Eat my shadow and it certainly left me eager for the next book. Linda has done a incredible job on these characters. They are so strong that I found myself at times thinking of them throughout my day.
Eat my shadow at times reminds me of a darker modern version of my childrens favourite book Uno’s garden by Graem Base. Living in the Huon as the characters do and bieng of a age that father would be in our times had me pondering should events like described in the book come to pass would we survive in our little valley on the other side of the river to Finn and his father ?
This book had me laughing, crying , cringing and thinking. I would recommend it to anyone in fact I have already purchased a second copy as a gift for my father.
Deanna Fleming –
I was traumatised by Eat My shadow, but on balance it was more hope punk than grim dark.
I laughed & cried as I shared the joys and sorrows of the characters. Love and humanity radiated throughout the story.
I absolutely recommend this book.
Alex Taylor from Goodreads –
Great book, excellent pacy plot set at the end of the world- in more ways than one. Stunning cast of characters that populate a tightly-plotted world that made me laugh- and cry. Neither of which happens to me very often. Also thoughtful, playful and deep. Looking forward to the next installment…
Judy Mather –
What a great read. I started reading this dystopian novel thinking ‘okay, here’s a book about what could happen in the future’. As I read, my impressions changed from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ to ‘actually, it’s already happening’.
If you like dystopian fiction, this should be on your ‘To Be Read’ pile.
I’m sure I’ll be re-reading it again soon.
I received a free e-book version from the publisher Together Press and enjoyed it so much that I went to their website and paid for it. Best $10 I’ve ever spent on a book.
Alexis Wadsley from Goodreads –
This is a beautiful story. I loved the combination of esoteric words and practical survivalism, and parallel journeys, one deeply emotional, one adventure. Highly recommended!
Leanne from Goodreads –
Not for me.
Appreciate the accuracy of the detailed descriptions of a post-apocalyptic world (we’re headed for) and the vocabulary of a family, including an etymology professional.
Unfortunately, I was put off/held at a distance by each chapter (alternating POV, each with similar perspective and voice) reading like a monologue with occasional, haphazard action, which was so few and far between I struggled to keep any kind of tether to the story.
DNF
Joanne Bussey from Goodreads –
“When the land, which people had been robbing for centuries, had nothing left to give, both the environment and the economy broke.”
I love that there is a glossary of the unusual words used in this at the back of the book and the illustrations throughout of animals, insects and fish are a lovely touch.
It’s has a very descriptive writing style which took me a little to get used to but I enjoyed the additions of local words, places and animals as this is a story set in my home state of Tasmania.
It was interesting to see what happens to a world without technology and how language is lost and then evolves into something different.
We begin this story following Finn’s in the present and Father’s in the past, discovering what happened to the world and how they survived to the point they are at now.
Finn decides to go on an adventure trying to walk to Hobart and we follow his journey as he meets new people along the way and learns how to interact with others.
This is a harsh world where Father and Finns humanity is tested as they need to make hard decisions in this world gone mad.