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Robert Edric was born in 1956. His novels include Winter Garden (1985 James Tait Black Prize winner),A New Ice Age (1986 runner-up for the 1986 Guardian Fiction Prize), A Lunar Eclipse, The Earth Made of Glass, Elysium, In Desolate Heaven, The Sword Cabinet, The Book of the Heathen (shortlisted for the 2001 WH Smith Literary Award), Peacetime (longlisted for the Booker Prize 2002) and Gathering the Water (longlisted for the Booker Prize 2006). His latest novel, In Zodiac Light, is now available from Doubleday.
An impressive tale of love and death in wartime...much contemporary fiction seems inconsequential and fleeting by comparison * Guardian * Edric handles the many characters and threads of this complex novel with skill...[his] consistent brilliance is astounding * Literary Review * His descriptions are masterful * Scottish Sunday Herald * A novel of a particular time and place, but one that poses timeless questions...Very satisfying...He is at his best here * The Scotsman * Compelling...Edric has a flawless sense of pace, and an intuitive grasp of character * Sunday Times *
