“Chris Whitaker builds an entire town in the reader's head and masterfully inhabits it comic, poignant, gripping life. Tall Oaks becomes a part of you.”
— David Whitehouse, author of Mobile Library and Bed
“A brilliant, beautiful, sad, funny book … It made me laugh, but also made me cry more than any other book I've read this year.”
— Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
“It's rare that a novel can be both brilliantly comic and tragic, and balance the two so effortlessly.”
— Sun
“a pleasingly unusual mixture of a psychological thriller and screwball comedy”
— The Guardian
“the combination of verve, humor, and pathos make it well worth a read.”
— The Guardian
“Completely blew me away.”
— Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me and The Party
“A gripping debut.”
— Mail on Sunday
Tall Oaks
Year
2016
Pages
368
Praise
“Chris Whitaker builds an entire town in the reader's head and masterfully inhabits it comic, poignant, gripping life. Tall Oaks becomes a part of you.”
— David Whitehouse, author of Mobile Library and Bed
“A brilliant, beautiful, sad, funny book … It made me laugh, but also made me cry more than any other book I've read this year.”
— Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
“It's rare that a novel can be both brilliantly comic and tragic, and balance the two so effortlessly.”
— Sun
“a pleasingly unusual mixture of a psychological thriller and screwball comedy”
— The Guardian
“the combination of verve, humor, and pathos make it well worth a read.”
— The Guardian
“Completely blew me away.”
— Lisa Hall, author of Between You and Me and The Party
“A gripping debut.”
— Mail on Sunday
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