PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Ben Hopkins is a prize-winning screenwriter, film-maker and novelist. He has lived in London and Istanbul and now lives in Berlin. His films include features and shorts, fiction and documentary, and have won awards at festivals such as Berlin, Locarno, Antalya and Toronto Hot Docs.
A thoroughly engrossing, beautifully told look at human frailty. * Kirkus Reviews (starred) * I haven't been able to put this down! It's such a great read and contains so much! Politics and religion, the birth of an artistic sensibility, the rise of global trade, sassy women, fascinating and original characters. -- Alison Finch * BBC Radio 4 *
