Lionel Shriver's novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.
‘There are some spectacular twists and turns, lots of subversive humour and spiky observations’ THE TIMES ‘Master of the neat twist’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘Shriver's hard-headedness and willingness to say controversial things are refreshing’ PROSPECT ‘An acerbic comedian’ FINANCIAL TIMES ‘Shriver is brilliant’ THE TIMES ‘A formidably sharp writer’ EVENING STANDARD ‘Shriver has the gift for making one instantly curious’ OBSERVER ‘A writer who wants us to think more, probe more, challenge more — and who also makes it fun’ SUNDAY TIMES