A review by janetplanetx
Spill Simmer Falter Wither by Sara Baume

5.0

unexpected, visceral and full of deepest wonder and deepest sadness - sara baume presents an expertly crafted portrait of a life too easily and too often overlooked, and a canine companion who shines a light on the grimy corners of the world with a little more beauty and a little more curiosity, searching for bowerbird jewels among the gravel. gritty and real, baume doesn’t shy away from uncomfortable observations and challenging truths about how we treat those pushed to the cliff-edges of our communities - an unforgettable study in sonder and heartache and life, and how it all keeps on keeping on, on its way, as imperceptibly as the smell of time