Reservoir 13: Winner of The 2017 Costa Novel Award

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Babies are born; children grow up and experiment with drugs and sex; people fall in and out of love; some fall sick; others die.

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Dark-bellied Brent Goose (South ), 16 Golden Plover (South), Mediterranean Gull (South), Short-eared Owl (Probably freshly arrived.This fantastic hike includes quieter parts of the Peak District but also one of the popular places – Stanage Edge. As a novel about the consequences of addiction--particularly heroin addiction-- Even the Dogs is harrowing. Take a look at reviews by Lisa at ANZlitlovers, Susan at A Life in Booksand Paul at MookesandGripes.

Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor — the hills are alive Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor — the hills are alive

Jon McGregor has revolutionized that most hallowed of mystery plots: the one where some foul deed takes place in a tranquil English village that, by the close of the case, doesn't feel so tranquil anymore.More information on the Peak District, including transport options, where to stay, best Peak District pubs + other useful resources. What actually fills up the pages, fills up narrative time while we wait to find the girl, is an omniscient narration moving easily around and inside a whole collective of protagonists in the village and following them through their daily lives, none of them dominating the story space. McGregor’s stroke of ingenuity is to make us think this is all adding up to be a murder mystery/crime kind of novel, while all the time writing an entirely different of book.