Matthew Baylis was born in Nottingham in 1971 and educated in Liverpool and Cambridge. After working as a literary agent, he went on to write storylines for BBC 1's 'EastEnders', and then to help the United Nations and British Council create the first pan-East African soap opera. He is the author of the novel The Last Ealing Comedy and has written for a number of newspapers, including the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Independent on Sunday and Evening Standard.

"A work rich in humour and insight" Independent on Sunday "A hotbed of lust and intrigue... Byalis has created a world which intertwines sparky characters from all walks of life. Engrossing and fast-paced" The Face "A narrative voice that is original enough to get noticed and is pickled in black humour" Daily Mail "An excellently written and consistently funny book whose harsh, archly written observations on the absurdities of urban living make great reading" Big Issue

Matthew Baylis was born in Nottingham in 1971 and educated in Liverpool and Cambridge. After working as a literary agent, he went on to write storylines for BBC 1's 'EastEnders', and then to help the United Nations and British Council create the first pan-East African soap opera. He is the author of the novel The Last Ealing Comedy and has written for a number of newspapers, including the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Independent on Sunday and Evening Standard.

"A work rich in humour and insight" Independent on Sunday "A hotbed of lust and intrigue... Byalis has created a world which intertwines sparky characters from all walks of life. Engrossing and fast-paced" The Face "A narrative voice that is original enough to get noticed and is pickled in black humour" Daily Mail "An excellently written and consistently funny book whose harsh, archly written observations on the absurdities of urban living make great reading" Big Issue

Matthew Baylis was born in Nottingham in 1971 and educated in Liverpool and Cambridge. After working as a literary agent, he went on to write storylines for BBC 1's 'EastEnders', and then to help the United Nations and British Council create the first pan-East African soap opera. He is the author of the novel The Last Ealing Comedy and has written for a number of newspapers, including the Guardian, Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Independent on Sunday and Evening Standard.

"A work rich in humour and insight" Independent on Sunday "A hotbed of lust and intrigue... Byalis has created a world which intertwines sparky characters from all walks of life. Engrossing and fast-paced" The Face "A narrative voice that is original enough to get noticed and is pickled in black humour" Daily Mail "An excellently written and consistently funny book whose harsh, archly written observations on the absurdities of urban living make great reading" Big Issue