About the Author:
Jill Dawson is the author of TRICK OF THE LIGHT, MAGPIE, FRED AND EDIE, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize, and WILD BOY, all published by Sceptre to critical acclaim. She is also an award-winning poet and has edited several anthologies including THE VIRAGO BOOK OF WICKED VERSE, and, with Margo Daly, WILD WAYS. She was the British Council Fellow at Amherst College, Massachusetts, in 1997 and is currently the Royal Literary Fund Fellow in Writing at the University of East Anglia. Born in Durham, she now lives with her family in the Fens.
Review:
"'Intriguing and deeply moving' - Sunday Telegraph on WILD BOY 'An accomplished novel, rich with ideas and vivid characters' - Observer on WILD BOY 'An admirably perceptive grasp of human nature.' - Guardian on WILD BOY 'A triumphantly good novel' - Lynne Truss, Sunday Times on FRED AND EDIE 'Gripping... Dawson has got brilliantly under the skin of her main character.' - Daily Mail on FRED AND EDIE"
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