contemporary fiction

  ‘Where does a mistake begin?’ Juliet Partlow asks at the beginning of Amity Gaige’s novel, Sea Wife. ‘… Did my mistake begin with the boat? Or my marriage itself?’ And from that very first page, we know that something terrible has happened. The Partlows are a normal couple, living in the suburbs, with their … Continue readings →

Tags : Amity Gaige, contemporary fiction, Fleet, literary fiction, Little Brown fiction, Sea Wife

Jamie Fewery’s new book The Way Back, published by Orion, explores the rather complex subject of family. The Cadogans, his protagonists, open the novel as estranged siblings brought together by the demise of their father. Gerry Cadogan, directing his children even from beyond the grave, forces Patrick, Kirsty and Jessica on a road trip to … Continue readings →

Tags : Alex Layt, contemporary fiction, grief, Jamie Fewery, Orion, Scotland roadtrip, The Way Back

  ‘Personal background info. Loud noises make me flinch, and many, many much quieter ones … make me want to punch the wall … Strangers at the door make me nervous. Random conversation in the street makes me suspicious. … Thomas, aforementioned guardian, knows better than anyone how much I hate change in general and … Continue readings →

Tags : coming of age, Coming of Age fiction, contemporary fiction, cult fiction, long-listed fiction, Martine McDonagh, Narcissism for Beginners, reading on location, women writers