Green Grass - Hardcover

Raffaella Barker, daughter of the poet George Barker, was born and brought up in the Norfolk countryside. She is the author of seven other novels: Come and Tell Me Some Lies; The Hook; Hens Dancing; Summertime; Poppyland; A Perfect Life and, most recently, From a Distance. She has also written a novel for young adults, Phosphorescence. She is a regular contributor to the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph, and teaches on the Literature and Creative Writing BA at the University of East Anglia and the Guardian UEA Novel Writing Masterclass. Raffaella Barker lives by the sea in north Norfolk. www.raffaellabarker.co.uk

Touching, honest and often very funny ... Art camouflaged by lightness of touch and a seemingly effortless eye for dialogue Tatler She writes beautifully ... Combining, with apparent ease, emotion and admirable precision Independent on Sunday I love Raffaella Barker's books - so funny and acerbic Maggie O'Farrell A light touch and a way with words that leaves you gasping ... With laughter as much as anything Marie Claire