About the Author

Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria. She is the prizewinning author of six novels and three short story collections. She is a recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters E. M. Forster Award, Edge Hill Short Story Prize, among others, and the only person ever to win the BBC National Short Story Award twice.

Reviews

"Her gorgeously embellished prose compels the narrative, along with the beguiling vignettes she conjures up . . . the effect is intoxicating." - Financial Times'Sarah Hall's second novel, is richly descriptive, an evocative exploration of misfits and exiles searching for a home.' - The Lady'Confirms her status as one of the most significant and exciting of our younger novelists ... The Electric Michelangelo is a work of unusual imaginative power and range, and it deserves a wide readership.' - The Guardian'Hall is a writer to indulge, and her sensuous, poetic prose is every bit as evocative as sand poured from a pocket at the end of a holiday.' - Daily Mail (London)"A vivid depiction of changing seaside culture on both sides of the Atlantic and a smart study of a subtle but disreputable art." - The Independent"Picaresque in its sweep and lovely in its lush description.... Hall's writing is pure joy." - Publishers Weekly"Hall's intelligence and ambition are thrilling to behold...she manages to combine the plummy sensuality of Marguerite Duras with the silken abstractions of Michael Ondaatje." - BookForum"The best moments are like this glimpse of the aurora borealis over Morecambe Bay: 'It was light that had neither the impatience of fire, nor the snap of electricity, nor the fluttering sway of a candle. It was light that was nature's grace, unhurried, the slowest, sweeping effulgence.' Like that mysterious light, Hall's novel is to be admired for its own slow grace." - New York Times Book Review"Blindingly swell, like Stendhal describing the Battle of Waterloo, or Jack Kerouac's description of parking cars in a crowded lot or T.E. Lawrence when he cuts loose and sends thousands of noble Arabs roaring across unknown desert sands. It's amazing work. A terrific and original novel by a splendid new writer." - Washington Post"Hall... is a master wordsmith." - Charlotte Observer'Hall's sensuous and brilliant imagery does not disappoint.' - INK Magazine'Sarah Hall's second book reads with all the colour, guts and flair of the 19th century tale - spinner.' - The List'Hall conveys an arresting, colourful and complex world.... Even the most miniscule of nuances fanatically thought through and delivered." - Jack Magazine'The Electric Michelangelo is a pleasure to read.' - Zembla'A dazzlingly atmospheric and imaginative read.' - Eve"The torrential Lawrentian flow of her prose offers many heady pleasures." - London Times'Twisted and tantalising, this is beatifully written and a worthy successor.' - Ham and High'The writing is so polished that it is hard to believe the author is only 30.' - Sunday Telegraph'The Electric Michelangelo is a work of unusual imaginative power and range.' - The Guardian