'Trisha Ashley writes with remarkable wit and originality - one of the best writers around' KATIE FFORDE, author of A Springtime AffairIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man of over forty is in possession of a major defect .
SHORTLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD 2015SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES/PETERS FRASER & DUNLOP YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015The Shore.
Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Saltire Scottish First Book of the Year and the Green Carnation Prize 'More than just one of the best debuts of the year; one of the best books of the year.
