Ash collects words, climbs trees and swims in a deserted lake with her beloved seven-year-old, Charlie.

Bemused by everyday life, she has a rich and singular interior world. Over the course of a relentlessly hot summer, Charlie begins to pull away, and in a desperate attempt to reconnect with her daughter Ash does something unforgivable. As the gulf between them grows, Ash's life begins to slip out of her grasp.

Winner of the 2018 Northern Book Prize, Slip of a Fish is a joyously artful and quietly devastating portrait of motherhood, loss and love, in all its kaleidoscopic complexity.

First edition, first printing paperback published by And Other Stories in 2018, with full number line. Cover image by Louise Bourgeois. Very good condition with light shelf wear.