Everything Will Swallow You

Tom Cox

'One of our very best authors ... Very funny, very moving novel' The New World 'Charming portrait of friendship and loneliness' Daily Mail 'Deeply comforting' Guardian 'Funny, inventive and beautifully heart-breaking' Irish Times Have you ever been curious about how people live when nobody is watching? Have you wondered whether there's more going on than meets the eye? Eric and Carl live in Dorset in a small white cottage under the shadow of a big cliff. Eric sells old records and antiques. Carl cooks, cleans and crochets. Nearing seventy, Eric is a lifelong accumulator of obscure objects whose easygoing, chaotic approach to life masks some of the unaddressed sadness of his past. The significantly younger Carl is an old soul who has a sophisticated emotional intelligence and likes swimming, mid-century female novelists, fibre arts and Dolly Parton. If you passed them on a walk, you may not pay them much attention. Most likely you w

Author(s): Cox, Tom
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 02/07/2026
Pagination: 336 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Swift Press
Published By: Swift Press
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction
Dimensions: 198 x 129
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ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781800755932