Drums of War

Anyone who wants a map of what is happening in English writing will surely find this book invaluable. The authors have done a terrific job in mapping out a very complex, rapidly-changing field. <br>-Susan Bassnett, University of Warwick <br> Carter and McRae have done for the world of contemporary British writing what the Lonely Planet guides did for world travel. They offer us an insider's concise but comprehensive account of the terrain, mapping relations between landmarks, pausing over unremarked or unnoticed sites of interest, and - above all - giving the reader-traveller sufficient coordinates and equipment to undertake their own journeys of imagination, criticism and discovery. <br>-Sean Matthews, University of East Anglia <br> This is that rare and admirable thing: a critical work that is both comprehensive and insightful, yet fresh, accessible and clear. It should be a valuable resource for students, journalists, authors - anyone, in fact, with an interest in literature and language in Britain today. <br>-Sarah Waters, author of Tipping the Velvet, Affinity and Fingersmith <br>