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A magical, charming and deeply moving fable about the journey we all take through life, about love and family, about war and resilience, about how we live in this world, and how we leave it.

About the Author

A.L. Kennedy is the British author of three works of non-fiction, and five short story collections including All The Rage. She won the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day, has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Literature. She is also a dramatist and broadcaster and she has a regular blog with The Guardian Online. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at the University of Warwick. Her latest book is Alive in the Merciful Country. A.L. Kennedy is the British author of three works of non-fiction, and five short story collections including All The Rage. She won the Costa Book of the Year for her novel Day, has twice been selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists and is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Society of Literature. She is also a dramatist and broadcaster and she has a regular blog with The Guardian Online. She lives in London and is a part-time lecturer in creative writing at the University of Warwick. Her latest book is Alive in the Merciful Country.

Reviews

'Kennedy strips her characters emotionally bare.'
*The Observer*

'A.L. Kennedy is almost unique among British novelists for her ability to write fiction that is at once challengingly experimental, luminously beautiful and utterly readable. It helps that she is fiercely observant and very funny ... If you want a guide to the rough contradictions of the heart, A.L. Kennedy is your woman.'
*The Evening Standard*

'Kennedy is a singular, superlative author.'
*The Scotsman*