AUTHOR'S BIO

'''Born in Bristol in 1980, Nathan Filer attended Ridings High School and went on to gain a degree in Mental Health Nursing from University of the West of England. He also contributed to mental health research at the University of Bristol. Along with mental health, his other interests include writing. Shock of the Fall is his only published novel. Although he has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Mail and Metro, and more. He is also a well-known stand up poet performing at many well-known events in the UK area including Latitude, Port Eliot and the Cheltenham Literature Festival. His poems have been broadcasted by BBC radio 4’s Bespoken Word and Wondermentalist Cabaret, and BBC radio 7’s Poetry Stand-up as well. His debut and only novel has received many awards including: Costa Book of the Year (2013), the Betty Trask Prize (2014), and Popular Fiction Book of the Year at the National Book Awards (2014). It has also been translated into twenty-eight languages. Nathan Filer has yet to write another novel and is currently a lecturer on Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.'''