'This woman is a profound writer. If you are at all interested in contemporary fiction, this is work you must not miss.' Richard Ford
A. L. Kennedy has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and has won a host of other awards - including the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day. She lives in Essex.
Full of the wittiest and most profound writing by one of the most
accomplished authors in the UK.
*Culture (Newcastle Journal)*
Magnificent. A wonderful and highly distinctive book
*Sunday Tribune*
Kennedy has an exceptional gift for empathy and insight
*Scotland on Sunday*
Completely wonderful. Grimly funny, wonderfully wise and
ravishingly written
*Glasgow Herald*
Full of the wittiest and most profound writing by one of the most
accomplished authors in the UK. -- Debbie Taylor * Culture
(Newcastle Journal) *
Magnificent. A wonderful and highly distinctive book * Sunday
Tribune *
Kennedy has an exceptional gift for empathy and insight * Scotland
on Sunday *
Completely wonderful. Grimly funny, wonderfully wise and
ravishingly written * Glasgow Herald *
Nathan Staples is a successful middle-aged novelist who feels that he has squandered his talent writing thrillers. He also regrets having abandoned his wife and daughter many years ago. When Staples discovers that his daughter is now an aspiring writer herself, he secretly arranges for her to win a fellowship to study with him on Foal Island, a writer's colony off the coast of Wales. Mary Lamb has no idea that Staples is her father, and Staples spends the next seven years trying to work up the nerve to tell her. Here, Scottish author Kennedy (So I Am Glad) reworks the story line of A Star Is Born, substituting literary fame for Hollywood celebrity. Mary's career quickly takes off, while Staples succumbs to writer's block and depression. Kennedy offers some devastating insider criticism of the current publishing scene, but her main objective is to examine the self-imposed obstacles that stand in the way of true intimacy. This hugely ambitious novel has an edgy, post-punk surface that only partly conceals the old-fashioned family values at its core. Recommended for most fiction collections. Edward B. St. John, Loyola Law Sch. Lib., Los Angeles Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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