Library Manager
Manage your library—your way. Keep a running list or organize the books you've read into little stacks. i.e. Beach Reads, Cozy Covers, True Crime, etc.
The Beat of the Pendulum
A Literary Fiction Novel by Catherine Chidgey
Subgenres:
- Experimental Fiction,
- Family Life,
- Dementia
This book is for you if you're into...
- Experimental novels built from real-life snippets and overheard moments
- Intimate family portraits shaped by memory, language, and daily routine
- Narratives that blur the line between fiction and lived experience
Every day for a year, Catherine Chidgey recorded the words and language she came across during her day-to-day life – phone calls, television commercials, emails, radio shows, conversations with her family, street signs and satnav instructions. From these seemingly random snippets, she creates a fascinating portrait of modern life, focusing on the things that most people filter out.
Chidgey listens in as her daughter, born through surrogacy, begins to speak and develop a personality, and her mother slips into dementia. With her husband, she debates the pros and cons of moving to a new town. With her publisher, she discusses the novel she is writing. While, all around, the world is bombarding her with information.
In The Beat of the Pendulum, Chidgey approaches the idea of the novel from an experimental new direction. It is bold, exciting, funny, moving and utterly compelling.
Follow This Author
Sign up & we'll email you when a new title is available for pre-order or hits the bookshelf
Little Stacks of Modern & Literary Fiction
Summer Reading Done Right with Six Books Where Characters Hit the Road
From cruises to road trips these irresistible vacation reads belong on your summer TBR.
Sad Books That Will Make You Cry Your Eyes Out
Six unforgettable tearjerkers guaranteed to bring on the ugly cry.
Get Free & Discounted eBooks
Curated reads, irresistible prices—subscribe now