Body in the Library

Graham Caveney has written on music and fiction for the NME, The Face and the Independent. He is the author of four previous books, including The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness, which was longlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize and shortlisted for the Portico Prize, and On Agoraphobia.

‘Graham’s writing is always thoughtful and witty, erudite and hugely entertaining. I so enjoyed this touching and insightful book.’ – David Nicholls; ‘I don’t have to urge you to read The Body in the Library. You’re already going to read it – why else would you be holding it in your hands? All I will say is that it is, in my for-what-it’s-worth opinion, a small (in fact not so small) masterpiece. A book that will take hold of your heart and never let go.’ – Jonathan Coe; ‘The Body in the Library is as compelling as it is unnerving. On the one hand confronting illness and mortality head-on, it is also the story of a generation who raised themselves on great music and great literature. It is the combination of these themes – how might the music and literature help when you are suddenly on the front-line of life or death – that makes this book important, and, if you can face it, necessary reading.’