Toto Among the Murderers by Sally J Morgan
An atmospheric debut novel set in 1970s Leeds and Sheffield when attacks on women punctuated the news
An exhilarating novel, so evocative of the lives of broke, hedonistic art graduates in the 70s and all the joy and recklessness of youthI was gripped also by the darkness and predatory threats circling these characters, who think themselves so invulnerable, and yet are anything but * Susan Barker, author of The Incarnations *
Vividly portrays the human face of young women on the margins of society, women who defy being statistics, who have their own stories and loves to tell * Sophie Ward *
Moments of startling beauty and heart-wrenching tenderness. The author's skill in portraying so much brutality with such a lightness of touch is truly impressive. The writing engages from the get-go with crisp dialogue, deft depictions of time and place and sharp observations of human behaviour . . . I relished every page * Emma Henderson *
My favourite kind of book . . . captures an England ill-at-ease with itself full of people who don't know what they want, but they know it isn't this. This is a novel that introduces an assured writer, someone interested in lives that are often over-looked * Stephen May *
Contains some surprisingly touching moments * Sunday Business Post *
Vividly portrays the human face of young women on the margins of society, women who defy being statistics, who have their own stories and loves to tell * Sophie Ward *
Moments of startling beauty and heart-wrenching tenderness. The author's skill in portraying so much brutality with such a lightness of touch is truly impressive. The writing engages from the get-go with crisp dialogue, deft depictions of time and place and sharp observations of human behaviour . . . I relished every page * Emma Henderson *
My favourite kind of book . . . captures an England ill-at-ease with itself full of people who don't know what they want, but they know it isn't this. This is a novel that introduces an assured writer, someone interested in lives that are often over-looked * Stephen May *
Contains some surprisingly touching moments * Sunday Business Post *
Sally J Morgan was born in the Welsh mining town of Abertyleri, and grew up nomadically across Wales and England. She lives and works in Wellington, New Zealand, with her wife, the novelist Jess Richards. Toto Among the Murderers is based on her own experience of being offered a lift by Fred and Rosemary West.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781399804004 |
| ISBN 10 | 1399804006 |
| Title | Toto Among the Murderers |
| Author | Sally J Morgan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2022-06-23 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of Portico Prize 2022 (UK) |
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