Novelist A. M. Homes has taught creative writing at Columbia University and written for television drama 'The L Word'. Attracting controversy and praise, her work has dealt with gay parents, paedophilia and suburban breakdown. Her latest novel This Book Will Save Your Life is about wealthy, divorced fifty something Richard Novak who leads an isolated life. When he is beset by a mysterious pain he sets out to change his life.
She talks to Martha about how Los Angeles stirs her imagination and writing a book to leave people feeling better.
This Book Will Save Your Life is published by Granta.
ISBN 1862078483
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