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I was born on the Isle of Wight, grew up in the West Midlands and now live in East London. I've published two books: Smoked Meat (Flambard Press) a collection of interlinked stories set in Montreal, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Edge Hill Prize, and The Threat Level Remains Severe (Gallic Books), which is set in the House of Commons, where I have worked for many years, and was shortlisted for the Guardian's 2017 Not the Booker Prize. ...more

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Average rating: 3.5 · 235 ratings · 46 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Threat Level Remains Severe 3.43 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Smoked Meat 4.47 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Roasts liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Rowena Macdonald rated a book really liked it Barcelona Dreaming by Rupert Thomson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Very good fast read. Each of the three novellas has a faintly surreal mood and the setting fitted with the current mini heatwave in England. Very atmospheric. Made me want to be in Barcelona. Elegant prose with some stylish images. The three stories ...more
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Rowena Macdonald and 2 other people liked Vicky Unwin's review of Long Time No See: "Very much enjoyed this clever memoir, with fictionalised flashbacks to Hannah's father's Jamaican childhood and card-sharp low-life. Beautifully written, a poignant story of a girl never really feeling able to love her father unconditionally until it" Read more of this review »
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