Narrated by over 20 voices, Matthew Kneale’s ambitious historical novel brings a past age to vivid and memorable life
Matthew Kneale
Born in London, Matthew Kneale is the author of several critically acclaimed novels, including Sweet Thames which won the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
His ambitious historical novel, English Passengers, won the 2000 Whitbread Book of the Year Award and was longlisted for the Booker Prize 2000. He and his wife live in Rome with their two children.