Rebecca Abrams is the author of seven works of fiction and non-fiction. She teaches creative writing at Oxford University and is a regular literary critic for the Financial Times. Her publications include Gardens On Fire: An Anthology of Writers in Lockdown (contributor, July 2020), Jewish Treasures From Oxford Libraries (co-editor, May 2020) and The Jewish Journey (2017). Her first book, When Parents Die, was shortlisted for the MIND award and has since become a highly respected classic in its field. She has been awarded an Amnesty Prize for her reportage on children in war.

Beautifully worked – a harrowing, atmospheric and fascinating novel, with sound research put to telling use . . . shockingly intimate, but with an epic feel.

Rebecca Abrams is the author of seven works of fiction and non-fiction. She teaches creative writing at Oxford University and is a regular literary critic for the Financial Times. Her publications include Gardens On Fire: An Anthology of Writers in Lockdown (contributor, July 2020), Jewish Treasures From Oxford Libraries (co-editor, May 2020) and The Jewish Journey (2017). Her first book, When Parents Die, was shortlisted for the MIND award and has since become a highly respected classic in its field. She has been awarded an Amnesty Prize for her reportage on children in war.

Beautifully worked – a harrowing, atmospheric and fascinating novel, with sound research put to telling use . . . shockingly intimate, but with an epic feel.

Rebecca Abrams is the author of seven works of fiction and non-fiction. She teaches creative writing at Oxford University and is a regular literary critic for the Financial Times. Her publications include Gardens On Fire: An Anthology of Writers in Lockdown (contributor, July 2020), Jewish Treasures From Oxford Libraries (co-editor, May 2020) and The Jewish Journey (2017). Her first book, When Parents Die, was shortlisted for the MIND award and has since become a highly respected classic in its field. She has been awarded an Amnesty Prize for her reportage on children in war.

Beautifully worked – a harrowing, atmospheric and fascinating novel, with sound research put to telling use . . . shockingly intimate, but with an epic feel.