A Line Made By Walking

Shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize

“Baume is a writer of outstanding grace and style. She writes beyond the time we live in.”—Colum McCann

“Baume leaves nothing unturned in this dark and sometimes funny excavation of the human heart.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Fascinating, because of the cumulative power of the precise, pleasingly rhythmic sentences, and the unpredictable intelligence of the narrator’s mind.” —Guardian

Struggling to cope with urban life—and life in general—Frankie, a ...