Things that Fall from the Sky
ABOUT
THE BOOK
One quirk of fate can send life spiralling in the most unexpected direction…
A young girl loses her mother when a block of ice falls from the sky. A woman wins the jackpot twice. A man is struck by lightning four times. Coincidence? Or something more?
Things That Fall from the Sky is the tale of three lives that are changed forever by random events. But it is also a meditation on the endurance of love, the passage of time and the pain of loss. Selja Ahava, one of Finland’s best-loved novelists, weaves these stories together in an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind fable about the twists and turns that can define a lifetime.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Through her alternating narrators Ahava conjures up a mesmerizingly captivating concoction of magical realism and realist magic. A smattering of fairytale-like qualities only add to the charm of the tale which manages to hold up to its momentum right up until the last page – and beyond. Tampere City Library, Finland