Reservoir 13 von Jon McGregor

Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017 and A "Guardian" Notable Book of 2017, it tells the story of many lives haunted by one family's loss. From the award-winning author of "If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things" and "Even The Dogs", it explores the rhythms of the natural world and the repeated human gift for violence that unfolds over the course of 13 years following the aftershocks of a stranger's tragedy refuse to subside.

Jon McGregor is the author of four novels and a story collection. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize, Betty Trask Prize, and Somerset Maugham Award, and has been longlisted for the Man Booker Prize three times. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters. He was born in Bermuda in 1976, grew up in Norfolk, and now lives in Nottingham. Twitter: @jon_mcgregor Website: www.jonmcgregor.com