LIONEL SHRIVER’s novels include the National Book Award finalist So Much for That, the New York Times bestseller The Post-Birthday World, the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin and the Sunday Times bestseller Big Brother. Her journalism has appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and many other publications. She lives in London and Brooklyn, New York.

Praise for Lionel Shriver:‘Shriver proves she is not afraid of anything…’Observer‘It's a wonder that subject matter on the surface so bleak can be transformed into something so uplifting’Daily Telegraph‘You can rely on Lionel Shriver to upend your expectations’Daily Express‘Required reading for all mortals’Daily Mail‘…witty, observant and beautifully controlled’Literary Review