Alice McDermott is the author of A Bigamist's Daughter, At Weddings and Wakes, Charming Billy and Child of My Heart, all of which are published by Bloomsbury. She lives with her family outside Washington, D.C.

'A stunning work' Sunday Times 'A wonderfully unfettered, ample novel. One that celebrates voice, personality and feeling when so much fiction avoids those rewarding characteristics' New York Times Book Review 'That Night has universal appeal there is a depth of feeling here which is beautifully - and seriously - realised' Independent 'The author's perceptions of suburban life have a rich detail of the quality of a Cheever or an Updike' Los Angeles Times