What Happens Now [Paperback]

*'Absolutely first rate ? I read it in a single sitting. A complex, moving tale of lost innocence and past and present demons; sad, humane and gripping to the last page' Joanne Harris *'Dyson's one of those rare authors who can write from the heart while still creating something deceptively clever and complex' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *'Never remotely predictable. With three pages to go, you still wonder how it can end ... will stay with you long after you have turned the last page' THE TIMES 'A beautiful Chinese box of a novel, propped up by pleasing symmetries' GUARDIAN 'Dyson's beautifully spun tale sucks you in completely: the loss of innocence is traumatic; exorcising our demons is paralysing and love hurts like hell' METRO 'WHAT HAPPENS NOW is never remotely predictable. With three pages to go, you still wonder how it can end ... [it] will stay with you long after you have turned the last page' THE TIMES 'It is poignant, partly nostalgic in the right way (if you liked THE ROTTERS CLUB ...), engrossing and by no means a local book for local people' GQ 'Splicing then with now, Jeremy Dyson's original novel probes the perils of an overactive imagination' OBSERVER 'Written with genuine verve and insight, this is a surprisingly moving exploration of how ordinary lives come to be controlled and defined by fear' DAILY MAIL 'Themes of unrequited love, fear, and the burden of history, but with a lightness of touch and compassion' JEWISH CHRONICLE 'Darkly additive ... Dyson has created an unputdownable story that twists and turns its way to a satisfying ending' SUNDAY BUSINESS POST

'Dyson’s beautifully spun tale sucks you in completely'

'Dyson's one of those rare authors who can write from the heart
while still creating something deceptively clever and complex'

'A beautiful Chinese box of a novel, propped up by pleasing
symmetries'

'Compelling . . . an exploration of the power of the imagination and the nature of fear, desire, faith and moral responsibility . . . an involving and well-told tale'

Winter, 1981, and fifteen-year-old Alistair Black is wrestling with the fierce power of his imagination. The boundaries between what is real and what is fantasy are dissolving to increasingly dangerous effect. And then he falls in love with Alice ...WHAT HAPPENS NOW is a mesmerizing story about love, fear and faith. Atmospheric, suspenseful and spiked with black humour, it confirms Jeremy Dyson as one of the most exciting and original writers of his generation.

Jeremy Dyson was born and raised in Leeds. He is the author of the highly acclaimed short story collection NEVER TRUST A RABBIT and co-writer of the Bafta award-winning TV series THE LEAGUE OF GENTLEMEN. He lives in London.