A New York Times Book Review Editor''s Choice A Lit Hub Most Anticipated Book of 2022 "If there was any doubt whether the pandemic would inspire literature that will endure beyond the crisis, The Fell , a slender but illuminating lightning strike of a book, should put that to rest." --Lisa Henricksson, Air Mail "Sarah Moss delivers . Thought-provoking and timely." --Angela Haupt, Time "A study in repression and displacement, Moss''s defiantly uneventful novel [is] a psychological thriller." --Lidija Haas, The New York Times Book Review "Humorous, lyrical, and reflective." --Erica Ezeifedi, Book Riot "[ The Fell ] exhibits truths and contradictions, and it contains a succinct, self-contained story that, simultaneously, encapsulates an author''s whole oeuvre." --Marcie McCauley, Chicago Review of Books " The Fell explores the way individual freedom conflicts with collective responsibility . [It] crystalizes our shared moment of global danger and allows us to observe its different facets.

" --Hannah Joyner, Star Tribune "Expertly woven . This portrait of humans and their neighboring wild creatures in their natural landscape and in their altered world is darkly humorous, arrestingly honest, and intensely lyrical . A triumph of economy and insight." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) " The Fell is a funny, savage novel about the very recent past, and seems to do the impossible: hold a story that is still unfolding immobile enough to integrate into fiction." --Emma Brockes, The Guardian "Astonishing . [Moss''s] work is as close to perfect as a novelist''s can be." --Sarah Ditum, The Times "[A novel] with great evocative power . Piercing.

" --Laura Hackett, The Sunday Times "A page-turner descended from the classic literature of the dire straits and extreme solitude of shipwreck, a cousin to Emma Donoghue''s Room ." --Ellen Prentiss Campbell, Washington Independent Review of Books "There is always the electric touch of danger lacing its fingers through [Moss''s work] . It''s the end of the world, seen from a particular angle only the incisive Sarah Moss could show us." --Katie Yee, Lit Hub "A swift, nuanced tale about converging lives over the course of one evening during a pandemic lockdown . Timely and moving." --Leah Strauss, Booklist "Quiet yet deeply moving . Moss shines in creating the stream of consciousness of fully-realized, distinct characters." --Kelly Roark, Newcity Lit "One of the very best British novelists writing today about contemporary life--if anyone can justify writing a pandemic novel, she''s the woman for the job.

" --Lucy Scholes, The Telegraph "Indeed, one of the most profoundly unsettling attributes of The Fell is the way it questions that elemental source of human succour: storytelling . ''Accumulating dread'' is what Moss atomises so brilliantly here but it should be added that this is also a very funny book." --Hepzibah Anderson, The Observer "Absorbing . Ingeniously done . There''s an intoxicating flow to much of the writing . A humane, thoughtful reflection on the lockdown experience." --Roger Cox, The Scotsman "A slim, tense page-turner that captures the weird melancholia of locked-down life but also the precious warmth of human connection. I gulped down The Fell in one sitting.

" --Emma Donoghue, author of The Pull of the Stars "Sarah Moss seems to have achieved the impossible: she has written a gripping, thoughtful, and revelatory book about lockdown." --Paula Hawkins, author of A Slow Fire Burning "There is wit, there is compassion, there is a tension that builds like a pressure cooker. This slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year." --Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson''s Beetle "A masterfully tense, deeply empathetic novel about lives stilled and reexamined, and the uncertainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From rson, The Observer "Absorbing . Ingeniously done . There''s an intoxicating flow to much of the writing .

A humane, thoughtful reflection on the lockdown experience." --Roger Cox, The Scotsman "A slim, tense page-turner that captures the weird melancholia of locked-down life but also the precious warmth of human connection. I gulped down The Fell in one sitting." --Emma Donoghue, author of The Pull of the Stars "Sarah Moss seems to have achieved the impossible: she has written a gripping, thoughtful, and revelatory book about lockdown." --Paula Hawkins, author of A Slow Fire Burning "There is wit, there is compassion, there is a tension that builds like a pressure cooker. This slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year." --Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson''s Beetle "A masterfully tense, deeply empathetic novel about lives stilled and reexamined, and the uncertainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through.

" --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From certainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From eeply empathetic novel about lives stilled and reexamined, and the uncertainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From rson, The Observer "Absorbing . Ingeniously done . There''s an intoxicating flow to much of the writing . A humane, thoughtful reflection on the lockdown experience.

" --Roger Cox, The Scotsman "A slim, tense page-turner that captures the weird melancholia of locked-down life but also the precious warmth of human connection. I gulped down The Fell in one sitting." --Emma Donoghue, author of The Pull of the Stars "Sarah Moss seems to have achieved the impossible: she has written a gripping, thoughtful, and revelatory book about lockdown." --Paula Hawkins, author of A Slow Fire Burning "There is wit, there is compassion, there is a tension that builds like a pressure cooker. This slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year." --Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson''s Beetle "A masterfully tense, deeply empathetic novel about lives stilled and reexamined, and the uncertainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From certainty and danger of the world that surrounds them.

I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From "There is wit, there is compassion, there is a tension that builds like a pressure cooker. This slim, intense masterpiece is one of my best books of the year." --Rachel Joyce, author of Miss Benson''s Beetle "A masterfully tense, deeply empathetic novel about lives stilled and reexamined, and the uncertainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From certainty and danger of the world that surrounds them. I was completely riveted by the central questions of its narrative, and by its tender, insightful exploration of the times we are living through." --Megan Hunter, author of The End We Start From.