About the Author

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Sam Thompson lives in Belfast and teaches English and creative writing at Queens University. His first book Communion Town was longlisted for the 2012 Man Booker Prize. Jott was shortlisted for the Encore Award. His fiction and criticism have appeared in the Times Literary Supplement, London Review of Books, on BBC Radio 4 and in Best British Short Stories 2019 (Salt Publishing).This is his second novel for children.