
The Body in the Clouds
ABOUT
THE BOOK
What if you looked up at just the right moment and saw – out of the corner of your eye – something unexpected? What if it was something so marvellous, so extraordinary, that it transformed time and space forever? The Body in the Clouds tells the story of one extraordinary moment – a man falling from the sky, and surviving – and of three men who see it, in different ways and different times, as they stand on the same piece of land. An astronomer in the late 1700s, a bridgeworker in the 1930s, an expatriate banker returning home in the early 21st century: all three are transformed by one magical event. All are searching for the same thing: how to understand what it means to call a place home, and how to be able to tell when you get there. The Body in the Clouds is a luminous novel about the power of story: the stories that define who and where we are. And the stories we tell – and have told, and will tell – for the people we love. (From Publisher)
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
A man falls from the sky and survives. This extraordinary moment is seen by three men in different ways and different times, transforming them. A 1700s astronomer, a 1930s bridge worker and a 21st century ex-patriot banker are all searching for an understanding of home and how to tell when you get there. This beautifully written novel evokes a great sense of wonder and place.