Dazzling, gritty, and surprising, is the uniquely entertaining first novel by Nicola Barker, previously shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize and IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. “Beautifully rendered — well written, clear and revelatory.” — (London) “A capital fairy tale.” —
“A strange and wonderful novel.” — (London) “An imaginative lowlife tale, told with acuteness and verve.” —
Nicola Barker’s eight previous novels include (short-listed for the 2007 Man Booker and Ondaatje prizes, and winner of the Hawthornden Prize), (winner of the 2000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award), and (long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2004). She has also written two prize-winning collections of short stories, and her work has been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in East London.
