29 Locks - Paperback

by Nicola Garrard (Author)

'It crackles off the page!' (ALEX WHEATLE); 'An impressive, accomplished debut. Nicola Garrard finds and sustains a fresh voice, both knowing and naive, from inside a hazardous childhood world. Her characters are convincing and the development of her story original and satisfying. (LUCY CAVENDISH FICTION PRIZE)

Author Biography

Nicola Garrard grew up in Devon, France and Sussex. She studied English Literature, with a focus on representations of race in Early Modern theatre. She has taught in secondary schools for twenty-three years. Her first novel, 29 Locks was shortlisted in the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize and the Mslexia Children's Novel Competition. She lives in Sussex with her partner, three children and a Jack Russell terrier. Her family is typical of modern Britain, with roots in England, Scotland and Trinidad.