Chris Cleave is a New York Times #1 bestselling novelist whose books are published in forty countries. His debut novel INCENDIARY won the Somerset Maugham Award, among others. His second, the Costa-shortlisted THE OTHER HAND, was a global bestseller and sat in the New York Times Top Ten for over a year (under the US title, Little Bee). Both books were shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prizes. He lives in Kingston-upon-Thames with his wife and three children, and welcomes readers at facebook.com/ChrisCleaveBooks, www.chriscleave.com and twitter.com/chriscleave.
An addictive, propulsive read . . . Cleave writes with an engaging
intensity, a determination to tackle big moral issues, and a
willingness to take risks.
*The Sunday Times*
A compelling and finely crafted novel...The Second World War is
dangerous territory for a contemporary novelist: the enemies they
face include familiarity, cliché, and the reader's knowledge that
any number of things happened then that were far stranger than
fiction. For a writer to succeed in setting a tale in a period of
heightened emotions, they need first to keep their own emotions
under close control. Ian McEwan did this with Atonement, Sarah
Waters did it with The Night Watch, and Chris Cleave does it too
with Everyone Brave is Forgiven.
*Financial Times*
Loosely based on the author's grandparents' stories, this is a
superb novel that breathes fresh life into an often brutal
scenario. Particularly astute at demonstrating how war seeps into
the psyche and changes it, this is beautifully written, funny,
gut-wrenching and, above all, honest.
*Daily Mail*
Powerful and moving . . . Cleave's real revisionism exists in the
very fabric of his prose.
*Independent*
A tremendous, sweeping love story that unfolds against the backdrop
of war-torn London and Malta.
*Mail on Sunday*
Tender and touching.
*Mail on Sunday*
Cleave cements his reputation as a skilful storyteller, and a
sensitive chronicler of the interplay between the political and the
personal . . . intricately researched and evocatively conveyed.
*Observer*
Absorbing [and] sharply paced.
*Guardian*
Brilliant [and] fearlessly written . . . Thoroughly absorbing.
*Metro*
I was blown away by it.
*Woman & Home*
A special book
*Good Housekeeping*
It's a war novel but not as you know it. Cleave, a Guardian
journalist and celebrated novelist (Incendiary, The Other Hand),
has reportedly written his best book to date with this tale of a
young teacher determined to stay in Blitz-time London.
*Esquire, Top 10 Best New Novels of 2016*
Magnificent and profoundly moving...This dazzling novel of World
War II is full of unforgettable characters and the keen emotional
insights that moved readers of Chris Cleave's Little Bee.
*Shelf Awareness*
Brings both the Blitz and the siege of Malta to unforgettable
life.
*Irish Times*
With dazzling prose, sharp English wit, and compassion, Cleave
paints a powerful portrait of war's effects on those who fight and
those left behind.
*People Book of the Week*
He has the rare ability to tell a unique story while also
expressing universal truths that pierce straight into your own
everyday. Sure to be one of the hits of this year.
*Grazia Book Club*
A story of epic love inspired by grandparents and capital.
*Barking and Dagenham Post*
You'd be hard-pushed to find a list of what to read in 2016 that
doesn't feature Chris Cleave's latest.
*Mumsnet*
Inspirational and moving novel inso many ways, and everyone should
read it.
*The Times*
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