The Legacy of Hartlepool Hall

It’s a novel that should enhance his reputation for excellent, ingenious writing * METRO *More intriguing is the skein of darkness that, in common with much of Torday’s fiction, runs discretely through the story - one sequence is sufficiently macabre as to recall the work of a young McEwan * LITERARY REVIEW *It grabs you right from page one and is another great read from the author of SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN * ESSENTIALS *A novel that’s quirky, funny, moving and peopled with superbly drawn characters * CHOICE *A deliciously dark comedy about class, snobbery and a vanishing way of life * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *This is a novel about decay and destruction, but bracingly unsentimental and surprisingly moving * GUARDIAN *Gloriously enjoyable * DAILY MAIL *A black comedy of manners and a poignant social commentary. * THE GOOD BOOK GUIDE *

Paul Torday was born in 1946 and read English Literature at Oxford. He spent the next 30 years working in industry, after which he scaled back his business responsibilities to fulfil a long-harboured ambition - to write. He burst on to the literary scene in 2006 with SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN, an immediate bestseller. He lives close to the River North Tyne.