Unexploded - Hardcover

Alison MacLeod grew up in Montreal and Halifax, and has lived in England since 1987. She is the author of two novels, The Changeling and The Wave Theory of Angels, and a collection of stories, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction. She is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at the University of Chichester and lives in Brighton.

“Unexploded is like a piece of finely wrought ironwork, uncommonly delicate but at the same time astonishingly strong and tensile; it’s a novel of staggering elegance and beauty." –The Independent
 
"Full of simmering tension, resentment and unexpressed passion...A bold, cleverly-told story from a writer who knows exactly what she’s doing." –The Observer
 
"An exploration of the xenophobia and neurosis unleashed in times of national crisis...MacLeod remains one of the most astute...writing today." –The Guardian
 
"The plot is fast-paced and engaging, the characters are compelling, and the descriptions of wartime Brighton are pin-sharp...The novel’s denouement is as heart-rending as it is unexpected." –The Financial Times
 
"The author’s grasp of emotions, and history of art as well as politics, lend depth and charge...[There is also] the sensuality of MacLeod’s prose, whether dealing with art, desire or love; and her uncanny way of allowing us to experience the thought processes of her characters as if they are traversing our own brain synapses." –The Independent on Sunday
From the Hardcover edition.