New fiction book from (English/Catalan) author Matthew Tree

"In Saint James' Park, London, the police apprehend a young man who is carrying a bag full of high explosives in one hand and a collection of letters sent to his grandfather by the writer Malcolm Lowry in his inside pocket. 

In the course of the following interrogation, we discover the strange past and secret phobias of the detainee, and the emotional link between his actions and the Lowry letters. (The book's author really did have a grandfather to whom Lowry wrote on a regular basis)."

From the Back Cover:

Originally published in both Catalan and Spanish, 'If Only' now appears in a revised edition in English for the first time.

'This is a technically competent book with the force of a lashing gale. There is no question that it deserves an English language readership'. Times Literary Supplement.

'A work of literature which has received praise from many different sources, as well as the first Columna Award' El Punt newspaper.

'In short, a brilliant and innovative novel...you won't be able to put it down'. The poet Daniel Ruiz-Trillo in  El Punt newspaper.

'This extraordinary novel, which I read in one sitting...interesting, caustic and technically remarkable.' El Periódico de Catalunya.

'One of the most surprising, unusual and ambitious books of recent years' El Temps magazine.

'Tree creates an atmosphere which convinces the reader and plunges him into the world of the story'. El País.

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