Solomon’s World / Jake Wild Hall

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‘Jake Hall is a writer of depth and elegance. A book of beauty, of small moments and imagined tomorrows. A book of becoming. This is the sound a heart makes when it heals.’ Joelle Taylor

‘Already known as a passionate performer, the way Jake pours his personality out on the page means the moment you finish you want to start all over again.’  Harry Baker

When your child is born, the world changes before your eyes. You learn to know yourself anew: as both parent and child, resilient and fragile, powerful and flawed. It’s this context that frames Solomon’s World – Jake Wild Hall’s compassionate and acutely honest debut.

Hall invites you in for a cup of tea, then opens a door to the edge of the world, via prisons and pixie godmothers, giants and fireworks, AT-AT walkers, hospital wards. Against a backdrop of addiction and loss, moments of brittle beauty and unconditional love prevail, represented by a rich cast of both literal and honorary family. This is a voice reaching out to bridge gaps, pulling you in from the cold.

PAPERBACK      ISBN: 978-1-9997147-1-0     PUBLISHED 5TH JULY 2017