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A thrilling read, full of psychological tension and drama, the emotive account of one woman s response to tragedy. Newland depicts his young characters humanely, compassionately. A stylish, confident novel. --Yvvette Edwards, author of A Cupboard Full of Coats The abduction of a child would devastate any family. But what if that child returned, many years later, a young man and a stranger? Could that be even worse? The Gospel According to Cane is a gripping novel that's rich with both grief and great love. Courttia Newland is a fierce talent. --Victor LaValle, author of Big Machine The Gospel According to Cane is a gripping tale of loss, despair, and hope of redemption. Courttia Newland continues to consolidate his reputation as a writer of depth and range. --Linton Kwesi Johnson, author of Mi Revalueshanary Fren One of Britain's most important young black novelists...a truly gifted storyteller. --Time Out London One of the most imaginative, free-thinking writers working today. I love his work. --Sarah Hall, author of The Electrcic Michelangelo Courttia Newland blazes a literary path difficult to challenge, with a style so crisp, searing, and profoundly philosophical. His Gospel According to Cane is grippingly disturbing, pulled from the depth of human despair and sheer madness, possibly best understood in the realm of psychiatry. --The Gleaner (Jamaica) Courttia Newland published his first novel in 1997, at the age of 23. His early fiction featured the kind of marginalised urban youngsters now fashionably ventriloquised in novels such as Pigeon English. But while his themes have long since expanded, he also remains true to his roots. His latest novel may have a middle-class, middle-aged African-Caribbean woman at its centre, but those same disaffected teenagers hover at its periphery...The Gospel According to Cane...is a coming-of-middle-age novel, but one seasoned with style and sophistication. --The Guardian This is an emotional novel; warm, prickly, tense, full of love, resentment and fear. --The Independent (UK) (Brandon Robshaw) A nuanced palette of human emotion has been sensitively explored by Courttia Newland in his seven books. At the heart of his unflinching new novel is a profound examination of the causes and effects of pain. --The Independent (UK) (Anita Sethi) This is an emotional novel; warm, prickly, tense, full of love, resentment and fear. -- The Independent (UK) (Brandon Robshaw) A nuanced palette of human emotion has been sensitively explored by Courttia Newland in his seven books. At the heart of his unflinching new novel is a profound examination of the causes and effects of pain. -- The Independent (UK) (Anita Sethi) What could be a simple, emotive story of grief and redemption becomes, in Newland's hands, something more complex...The Gospel According to Cane is a page-turner, merging serious literary fiction with social commentary. Those interested in a fresh, vibrant take on contemporary London life should add it to their shelves. -- Switchback Courttia Newland published his first novel in 1997, at the age of 23. His early fiction featured the kind of marginalised urban youngsters now fashionably ventriloquised in novels such as Pigeon English. But while his themes have long since expanded, he also remains true to his roots. His latest novel may have a middle-class, middle-aged African-Caribbean woman at its centre, but those same disaffected teenagers hover at its periphery... The Gospel According to Cane. ..is a coming-of-middle-age novel, but one seasoned with style and sophistication. -- The Guardian Throughout The Gospel According to Cane, Mr. Newland takes on...the meaning of family and the risks associated with helping those in distress...With realism and without sanctimony, Mr. Newland successfully engages some of the most difficult questions we will ever face. -- New York Journal of Books The Gospel According to Cane is a gripping tale of loss, despair, and hope of redemption. Courttia Newland continues to consolidate his reputation as a writer of depth and range. --Linton Kwesi Johnson, author of Mi Revalueshanary Fren A thrilling read, full of psychological tension and drama, the emotive account of one woman's respons What could be a simple, emotive story of grief and redemption becomes, in Newland's hands, something more complex...The Gospel According to Cane is a page-turner, merging serious literary fiction with social commentary. Those interested in a fresh, vibrant take on contemporary London life should add it to their shelves. -- Switchback Courttia Newland published his first novel in 1997, at the age of 23. His early fiction featured the kind of marginalised urban youngsters now fashionably ventriloquised in novels such as Pigeon English . But while his themes have long since expanded, he also remains true to his roots. His latest novel may have a middle-class, middle-aged African-Caribbean woman at its centre, but those same disaffected teenagers hover at its periphery... The Gospel According to Cane ...is a coming-of-middle-age novel, but one seasoned with style and sophistication. -- The Guardian Throughout The Gospel According to Cane, Mr. Newland takes on...the meaning of family and the risks associated with helping those in distress...With realism and without sanctimony, Mr. Newland successfully engages some of the most difficult questions we will ever face. -- New York Journal of Books The Gospel According to Cane is a gripping tale of loss, despair, and hope of redemption. Courttia Newland continues to consolidate his reputation as a writer of depth and range. --Linton Kwesi Johnson, author of Mi Revalueshanary Fren A thrilling read, full of psychological tension and drama, the emotive account of one woman's response to tragedy. Newland depicts his young characters humanely, compassionately. A stylish, confident novel. --Yvvette Edwards, author of A Cupboard Full of Coats One of the most imaginative, free-thinking writers working today. I love his work. --Sarah Hall, author of The Electric Michelangelo

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Courttia Newland s first novel, The Scholar, was published in 1997. Further critically acclaimed work includes Society Within (1999), Snakeskin (2002), The Dying Wish (2006), Music for the Off-Key (2006), and A Book of Blues (2011). He is coeditor of IC3: The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain (2000) and has short stories featured in many anthologies. He was nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the CWA Dagger in the Library Award, the Alfred Fagon Award, and the Frank O Connor Award. His latest anthology, coedited with Monique Roffey, is Tell Tales 4: The Global Village.

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