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Jon McGregor is the author of four novels and a story collection. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award, and has twice been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters. He was born in Bermuda in 1976, grew up in Norfolk, and now lives in Nottingham. Twitter: @jon_mcgregor Website: www.jonmcgregor.com
'A close reading of ordinary lives ... tender and often beautifully poetic' Stephanie Merritt, Observer 'Both compelling and convincing. A deeply rewarding read, serious and often beautiful' Good Book Guide 'McGregor is a brilliant prose stylist, and here he excels at making the provincial and the ordinary seem extraordinary' Sunday Times 'This is a wonderful novel; low-key but beautifully paced, scattered with extraordinarily intense moments' Independent on Sunday 'This is an unforgettable novel' Daily Telegraph
