Thank you very much to Katya and @ViragoBooks for my copy of #TheKindnessofStrangers by @emmagarman which is out now.
Set in London in 1953, it tells the story of 42 Tregunter Road in Chelsea, and what happens when a young man called Jimmy moves into the attic there…
The first newspaper review of The Kindness of Strangers is here—it's a lovely one by The Times' @HackettLaura, who says the novel is "powered by such a wonderfully dry wit." Hands down the best compliment of my life! (Gift link in next tweet 🔽) cc: @ViragoBooks
'Her outrage, in the act of expression, seems to feed on itself. If a point is conceded, she finds another hair to split, by return of post.'
Gwendoline Riley on Muriel Spark’s irrepressible creative drive
https://t.co/W5hucoIoRl
With Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein out soon, I consider the immortality of Goth Mother Mary Shelley's book, via Frankenfictions from Scotland + Iraq: Alasdair Gray’s Poor Things + Ahmed Saadawi’s Frankenstein in Baghdad — part four of my found documents series, @myHNN (🔗⬇️)
Summit picks up a classic murder mystery, David Leavitt takes his latest to Bloomsbury, Norton readies a contemporary Icelandic saga, and more in this week’s book deals. https://t.co/JL5laPyCfJ
My debut novel, THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS, is coming out in 2026!💃Huge thanks to @caitlinlanduyt at @ViragoBooks, Jade Hui at @Summit_Books, and Cara Lee Simpson at @SLALondon for making this dream happen✨