His Coldest Winter - Hardcover

Derek Beaven

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ISBN 10: 0753174618 ISBN 13: 9780753174616

Publisher: Isis Large Print Books, 2007

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About the Author:

Derek Beaven lives in Maidenhead, Berkshire. His first novel, NEWTON'S NIECE (1994) was shortlisted for the Writers' Guild Best Novel Prize and won a Commonwealth Prize. His second, ACTS OF MUTINY (1998) was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize. His third, IF THE INVADER COMES (2001) was long-listed for the Booker Prize.

Review:

Praise for Derek Beaven: 'Beaven has the gift for creating insistently human individuals who prove to be illuminating under pressure ! a fine engagement with the largest and smallest details of what it is to be English.' Lavinia Greenlaw, TLS 'He gives us all the uncertainty, liveliness, rumours and unheroic struggles of the present ! as clear as a Vermeer mirror.' David Robertson, Scotsman 'Large, deft, prickly and ambitious. His work practically explodes with narrative assurance.' Julie Myerson, Guardian 'His is a prodigal talent' Lorna Sage 'Not since I first read Jim Crace have I been so much impressed by a novelist recently embarked on his career.' Francis King 'Beaven is reminiscent of William Faulkner ! distinctive and unforgettable.' David Horspool, Daily Telegraph 'An important and original writer' Hilary Mantel

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