There is no fall as humbling as a slow fall.
A musician. A flood. A city remade by disaster and the tribe of misfits who remake themselves alongside it. Slowfall is a coming-of-age told in chords and wrong turns — the story of what it costs to belong somewhere, and what it costs to outgrow it.
Archie has never stayed anywhere long enough to know what staying feels like. Then a hurricane makes the decision for him — washing away the old world and depositing something unexpected in its place: people worth holding onto. The slow fall isn't losing them. It's realizing, too late, that you were already leaning.
Details
- Publication Date
- Apr 6, 2026
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781105858635
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): J. Kincaid Little
Specifications
- Pages
- 207
- Binding Type
- Paperback Perfect Bound
- Interior Color
- Black & White
- Dimensions
- US Trade (6 x 9 in / 152 x 229 mm)
Keywords
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