Description
About the Author
Laura Barton is a writer and broadcaster. A feature writer and music columnist for the Guardian for more than decade, she now writes for a variety of publications including the Guardian, the Observer, the New York Times, 1843 magazine, the Telegraph and the Financial Times. She is also a contributing editor at Q magazine. In 2010 she published a novel, Twenty-One Locks, which received a Betty Trask Award. She is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and Radio 3, for whom she has written and presented documentaries on subjects as diverse as the musicians Abner Jay and Karen Dalton, the allure of the tomboy, the role of silence in Shakespeare, and a three-part examination of confidence. Her series on music and landscape, Laura Barton's Notes From a Musical Island, has now run for three seasons on Radio 4. She speaks regularly at festivals and universities, and since 2018 she has curated the literary stage at Green Man festival. She also moonlights in A&R for a music publishing company, and has signed some of contemporary music's most sought-after acts.
Reviews
'A charming and irresistible story' Psychologies. * Psychologies *
'Barton keeps the reader guessing until the end of this unexpectedly poignant book' Guardian. * Guardian *
'Excellent ... wonderful writing' Independent. * Independent *
'A sweet, bitter, wonderfully told tale' Mirror. * Mirror *
'I love Laura Barton' Nick Hornby. * Nick Hornby *
'Absolutely stunning' The Times. * The Times *
Awards
Joint winner of Betty Trask Award 2011.
Book Information
ISBN 9780857381217
Author Laura Barton
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint riverrun
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 200g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 18mm