| About The Author |
Clare Morrall was born in Exeter and now lives in Birmingham, where she works as a music teacher. Her first novel, Astonishing Splashes of Colour, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2003. Since then she has published six novels: Natural Flights of the Human Mind, The Language of Others, The Man Who Disappeared, which was a TV Book Club Summer read in 2010, The Roundabout Man, After the Bombing and When the Floods Came, which was published by Sceptre in 2016.
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Morrall's writing is tender and subtle: each character is finely drawn, with their flaws and tics as vivid as their courage and kindness. At no point is one drawn into a false sense of empathy; rather, we meander through the story, becoming increasingly involved. As the plot streams towards it triumphant conclusion, the strands unite into a story that is set in time but also timeless – about recognition, family and what it means to belong.
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The intriguing story of two eccentric brothers and a troubled young postwoman – three outsiders whose pasts resurface in a captivating novel about guilt and forgiveness.
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Praise for Clare Morrall'Her books stand apart from the crowd, because of the people in them . . . Startling and wise' Scotsman'Morrall's superb imagination makes When the Floods Came hugely entertaining but the real power lies in the warmth of her writing and the charm of her characters.' The Times'Astute and vigorously imagined . . . frequently wise and deeply humane' Spectator'Morrall has always excelled at portraying individuals who are out of kilter with the world and critical of it.'Literary Review'A terrific writer.'Daily Mail'Morrall's fictional eye is set firmly on the quirks of the individual. It is an approach that has served her brilliantly . . . She writes with poise and delicacy, and her subjects are delightfully offbeat.'Sunday Times
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