FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH Limberlost by @robbie_gc_arnott is a beautiful and often brutal coming-of-age story about the cost of dreams, war and human violence on the natural world. The novel tells the story of Ned West, who dreams of sailing across the river on a boat of his very own. To Ned, a boat means freedom. His two older brothers are away fighting in a ruthless and distant war, becoming men on the battlefield while Ned, too young to enlist, roams the land in search of rabbits to shoot, selling their pelts to fund his secret boat ambitions. Ned falls for Callie and together they learn the lessons of love, loss, and hardship. When a storm decimates the Limberlost crop and shakes the orchard’s future, Ned must decide what to protect: his childhood dreams, or the people and the land that surround him... Limberlost is published by @atlanticbooks on 3 November and is available to pre-order from bookshops now. #IndieBookoftheMonth