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Format: Paperback
Pages: 480
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 15 Apr 1999

ISBN 10: 0340738820
ISBN 13: 9780340738825
Book Overview: Matt Thorne is also author of Tourist .
Prizes: Shortlisted for Encore Award 1999.

Media Reviews
The most entertaining study in boredom and emptiness I have ever read. Thorne gives us a convincing vision.. and is perceptive observer of his characters' emotional lives - Andrew Biswell, THE DAILY TELEGRAPH on TOURIST

A memorable debut - Boyd Tonkin in THE INDEPENDENT on TOURIST

Tells you everything you need to know about English seaside towns. Damn alien and exotic - Nicholas Blincoe in THE OBSERVER on TOURIST
Author Bio
Matt Thorne was born in 1975 in Bristol. He now lives in Kennington, London.