Promotional Information

* To be launched by Greg McGee at the Wellington Writers Festival * Feature interviews in newspapers such as Dominion Post, The Press, NZ Herald and Otago Daily Times * Feature interviews in magazines such as The Listener * Review coverage in magazines such as North & South, Metro, Next, Australian Book Review, The Monthly, Australian Women's Weekly, Elle, Vogue and Good Reading * Review coverage in newspapers such as the Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Canberra Times, Weekend Australian, Courier Mail, Herald Sun, Waikato Times, Nelson Mail and Sunday Star Times * Interviews on national radio programs such as Radio National Books & Arts, and Radio NZ Saturday Mornings with Kim Hill * Widespread online review coverage * Limited number of bound proofs available to the trade * Light wall advertising in major airports * Advertisements in literary and current affairs publications such as Monthly, NZ Books and NZ Listener and on their associated websites * Consumer competitions and promotions through social media and in conjunction with selected NZ bookshops * Promotions and giveaways with targeted subscriber groups, including book lovers such as CAE and Good Reading * Significant budget for trade catalogues and advertising in bookseller newsletters * Banner advertising on bookseller websites * Author video to be available on Text's website, YouTube, the author website and on bookseller sites * An ideal bookclub title: Reading Group Notes at textpublishing.com.au/resources on release

About the Author

Authors Bio, not available

Reviews

'Sebastian Hampson is that rare thing: a writer of ideas who is also compulsively readable.' -- Nicholas Edlin, author of The Widow's Daughter 'Sebastian Hampson...writes with an assurance that belies his years. A perceptive and thoughtful love story in the tradition of Brief Encounter, inspired by Hampson's travels in Europe, the novel is immediately engrossing. The reader is swept along by the fluidity of the writing.' Weekend Australian 'Hampson's prose superbly renders the atmosphere of summer in Biarritz and winter in Paris. His self-absorbed Lawrence is very believable, and some of the ancillary characters are also well-portrayed. This is a remarkable debut novel, and it will be interesting to see what Hampson comes up with next.' BookMooch 'This book will charm and engage.' Books & Publishing 'Lyrical and elegant.' Waikato Times 'Hilarious at times, sad too, and sometimes slightly shocking, the story grips from the beginning...The dialogue is sharp, and the changes in himself the young man experiences are both touching and realistic...This is a remarkable and sophisticated piece of writing for a young man in his early 20s. Sebastian Hampson is a writer to keep an eye open for.' Otago DailyTimes