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All That is Solid Melts into Air, Paperback / softback Book

All That is Solid Melts into Air Paperback / softback

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All That is Solid Melts into Air is an exceptionally moving novel of interwoven lives, set amidst one of the most iconic disasters in living memory: Chernobyl. 'Daring, ambitious, epic, moving' Colm TóibínColoured sheets of paper fall from the sky.

This is their first indication that something serious has happened.

Each sheet bears a message: you have three hours to evacuate, bring only one suitcase.

From their balconies they can see a dark column of smoke rising above the nuclear plant.

For the people of Pripyat, these are the last moments they will spend in their homes.

For a child piano prodigy, a dissident factory worker, a broken-hearted surgeon and unknowing others, this disaster will change their lives forever . . . 'Shocking, vivid . . . sweeps with epic confidence across lives' Sunday Independent'Astonishing . . . A page-turner' Irish Times'A stunning debut' Guardian

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