Patrick Charnley
Praise for This, My Second Life
An astonishing debut of recovery…The prose is spare and beautiful, the narrative simple but sound – it is as finely wrought as poetry… Jago’s distinctive voice emerges, a true and clear a ...
The Guardian
A beautifully written, authentic and deeply affecting portrait of adversity, care and hope that will appeal to fans of Benjamin Myers' The Offing and Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These.
Daily Mail
[A] powerful debut ... Charnley has created his own world in this impressive debut, and it possesses its own unique magic
The Telegraph
An astonishing debut of recovery…The prose is spare and beautiful, the narrative simple but sound – it is as finely wrought as poetry… Jago’s distinctive voice emerges, a true and clear a ...
The Guardian
A beautifully written, authentic and deeply affecting portrait of adversity, care and hope that will appeal to fans of Benjamin Myers' The Offing and Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These.
Daily Mail
[A] powerful debut ... Charnley has created his own world in this impressive debut, and it possesses its own unique magic
The Telegraph
An astonishing debut of recovery…The prose is spare and beautiful, the narrative simple but sound – it is as finely wrought as poetry… Jago’s distinctive voice emerges, a true and clear a ...
The Guardian
A beautifully written, authentic and deeply affecting portrait of adversity, care and hope that will appeal to fans of Benjamin Myers' The Offing and Claire Keegan's Small Things Like These.
Daily Mail
[A] powerful debut ... Charnley has created his own world in this impressive debut, and it possesses its own unique magic
The Telegraph
