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Fresh

Fresh

by Mark Mc Nay (Author)

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    Hardcover 2008

    $3.21
Synopsis

Today, Sean's brother Archie gets out of jail on early release. Which would be great if Archie weren't a little loose in the head. And if Sean didn't still owe him a grand. Testing the boundaries of brotherly love, Fresh is white-knuckle ride that brings to life one unforgettable day.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 282
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 03 Apr 2008
ISBN 10: 1847670822
ISBN 13: 9781847670823

Media Reviews
Menacing, witty, with snappy no-nonsense dialogue and an unambiguously shocking ending . . . Every bit as fresh as its title. * * Guardian * *
Manages to be tough-hearted and tender-minded, but also drop-dead funny. * * The Times * *
Funny, moving, gripping, magical and tragic. Fresh moves with all the terrifying inexorability of a factory conveyor belt. Brilliant. -- Niall Griffiths
Surprising and inventive and new. As a writer he seems quite unafraid, discovering truths and telling stories where he finds them without the need to lecture you. His language is precise and funny and alive. -- Andrew O'Hagan
This riveting novel [is] highly believable thanks to McNay's no-frills description and ear for the deadpan rhythm of everyday dialogue. McNay never loses his humour, but he makes you see - with tenderness and perception, though without sentiment - how far the brothers have been damaged. * * Saturday Guardian Review * *
If James Kelman ever wrote a thriller-ish novel, it might read like Fresh. McNay's debut is a gripping read. -- Colin Waters * * Sunday Herald * *
Author Bio
Mark McNay was born in 1965 and brought up in a mining village in central Scotland. After a failed electrical engineering course and fifteen years doing odd jobs, Mark joined the UEA creative writing course in 1999. He graduated in 2003 with distinction. Fresh is his first novel, and won the Arts Foundation New Fiction Award 2007. Mark currently lives in Norwich.