Maggie Gee was chosen as one of Granta's original 'Best Young British Novelists'. She has published many novels to great acclaim, including My Cleaner and The Flood, which was longlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. She is the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, and lives in London.

'Outstanding ... tender, sexy and alarming.' Jim Crace'One of the year's finest novels.' Literary Review'Compulsively readable.' The Guardian'Astonishing ... beautifully written.' Big Issue'A transcendent work.' Daily Telegraph'Intensely touching.' Financial Times

Maggie Gee was chosen as one of Granta's original 'Best Young British Novelists'. She has published many novels to great acclaim, including My Cleaner and The Flood, which was longlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. She is the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, and lives in London.

'Outstanding ... tender, sexy and alarming.' Jim Crace'One of the year's finest novels.' Literary Review'Compulsively readable.' The Guardian'Astonishing ... beautifully written.' Big Issue'A transcendent work.' Daily Telegraph'Intensely touching.' Financial Times

Maggie Gee was chosen as one of Granta's original 'Best Young British Novelists'. She has published many novels to great acclaim, including My Cleaner and The Flood, which was longlisted for the 2004 Orange Prize. She is the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature, and lives in London.

'Outstanding ... tender, sexy and alarming.' Jim Crace'One of the year's finest novels.' Literary Review'Compulsively readable.' The Guardian'Astonishing ... beautifully written.' Big Issue'A transcendent work.' Daily Telegraph'Intensely touching.' Financial Times