Creative Writing for Beginners

‘A remarkable novel, assured and confident. Batrouney’s writing kept surprising me, kept me soaring as I read. I think it compelling, I think it tender and alive!’Christos Tsiolkas, author of The Slap

‘Batrouney writes with skill and a flair for nuance, and delivers the novel’s dramatic denouement with an understated touch.’ Bookseller+Publisher

‘The narrative itself is rather Chekhovian – it deliberately ambles and focuses on the mundane. Batrouney’s prose, meanwhile, is highly lyrical and demands a slowed pace to fully appreciate. It’s full of those flickering moments of inspiration that hit us all, but which only a gifted few can crystalise into prose. Batrouney is one of those enviable few.’ Readings