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Kit de Waal, born to an Irish mother and Caribbean father, was brought up among the Irish community of Birmingham in the 60's and 70's. Her debut novel My Name Is Leon was an international bestseller, shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, long-listed for the Desmond Elliott Prize and won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award for 2017.
Tender with a fierce undercurrent of tension and heartbreak -- Jane Shemilt, bestselling author of 'Daughter' The ""trick to time"" is that it can expand or contract at will, and in creating a mature heroine with decades of history, De Waal has herself performed a feat of skilful comprehension * Guardian Review * [An] emotionally sure-handed novel exploring harrowing terrain with deft sensitivity * Sunday Times * Moving and enlightening * Independent * A beautifully written, exquisitely crafted story of love, grief and the quiet courage it takes to survive great loss * S Magazine * A beautiful book -- Andrew Marr An aching tale of love and loss * Stylist * Excellent. The novel's ending will leave you reeling * Daily Mail * An unforgettable tale of grief and life-long love * Woman's Own * The Trick to Time starts gently and ratchets up the emotional intensity until you're ugly crying into your pillow * Sunday Times *
