Andrew O'Hagan was born in Glasgow. He has been nominated for the Booker Prize, was voted one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists in 2003, and won the E. M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He is Editor-at-Large of the London Review of Books and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
'A brilliant state-of-the-nation novel that pulls down the facades of high so-ciety, and knocks over the 'good liberal' house-of-cards. O'Hagan is not only a peerless chronicler of our times, but has other gifts - of generosity, humour and tenderness - which make this novel an utter joy to read.', Monica Ali 'With this new two-fisted, triple-decker, four-on-the floor magnum opus O'Hagan has made more than a great book - he has made a social miracle.', Joshua Cohen