Review
"* 'Menacing, witty, with snappy no-nonsense dialogue and an unambiguously shocking ending... Every bit as fresh as its title.' - Guardian * 'Manages to be tough-hearted and tender-minded, but also drop-dead funny.' - The Times * 'Funny, moving, gripping, magical and tragic. Fresh moves with all the terrifying inexorability of a factory conveyor belt. Brilliant.' - Niall Griffiths * 'Surprising and inventive and new. As a writer he seems quite unafraid, discovering truths and telling stories where he finds them without the need to lecture you. His language is precise and funny and alive.' - Andrew O'Hagan"
Alan Bissett
A rare book that has the ability to elicit terror and warmth in the reader equally. I loved this novel.
The Times
It manages not only to be tough-minded and tender-hearted but also drop-dead funny...
Guardian Saturday Review
... menacing, witty, with snappy no nonsense dialogue... McNay's debut is every bit as fresh as its title.
Guardian
highly believable thanks to McNay's no-frills description and ear for the deadpan rhythm of everyday dialogue
Sunday Herald
If James Kelman ever wrote a thriller-ish novel, it might read like Fresh.
Scotsman
'His language – especially the dialogue – is exact, brimming with life and never strained.'
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Andrew O'Hagan
'Surprising and inventive and new.'
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Product Description
Sean's days are of a kind. The factory, the line, the chickens...And his dreams of escape. Then today, Sean's brother Archie gets out of jail on early release. Which would be great if Archie weren't a little loose in the head. And if Sean didn't still owe him a grand.Testing the boundaries of brotherly love, "Fresh" is white-knuckle ride that brings to life one unforgettable day.
About the Author
Mark McNay was born in 1965 and brought up in a mining village in central Scotland. After a failed electrical engineering course and fifteen years doing odd jobs, Mark joined the UEA creative writing course in 1999. He graduated in 2003 with distinction. Fresh is his first novel, and won the Arts Foundation New Fiction Award 2007. Mark currently lives in Norwich.
