Fleeing Las Vegas, and her abusive boyfriend, Allison Johnson moves to Reno, intent on making a new life for herself. But haunted by the mistakes of her past, and lacking any self belief, her only comfort seems to come from the imaginary conversations she has with Paul Newman, and the characters he played. But as life crawls on and she finds work, small acts of kindness start to reveal themselves to her, and slowly the chance of a new life begins to emerge.

"Full of memorable characters and imbued with a beautiful sense of yearning, Northline is both an extraordinary portrait of contemporary America and an emotional tour de force, from an author praised for his ‘compassion and warmth’" (The Times).

The latter being just one of the many ecstatic reviews the new novel has enjoyed on its British publication. NORTHLINE has also been chosen for the Waterstone’s New Voices promotion; 12 writers picked out from scores of titles submitted by publishers who Waterstone’s identified as emerging international talent and likely future winners of literary prizes such as the Man Booker, Orange and Costa. The novel is also accompanied by a beautiful, largely instrumental soundtrack, composed and performed by the author and Paul Brainard.