Jesse Loncraine studied English at Bristol University, and Violence, Conflict & Development at SOAS. After attempting to work as a journalist in London (where deadlines proved problematic) and following a brief stint in Kenya, he moved to New York aged 24 where he lived for six years, working variously in documentary film, international criminal law, and as a gardener. As an associate producer for Skylight Pictures, he worked on the documentary Granito on attempts to prosecute the architects of the Guatemalan Genocide. Further work for Skylight (in conjunction with the International Criminal Court) disseminating information on the prosecution of war crimes took him to Kenya, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lebanon. Jesse was born in London in 1985 and currently lives with his wife and daughter in Oakland, California. The White Review has previously published some of his short stories. In The Field is his first novel.
'In The Field packs a real punch. Jesse Loncraine leads you confidently through a dark and often desperate world. His writing is unsparing and unsentimental yet, at times, moves you close to tears.' - Michael Palin. 'The world of In the Field is dangerous, very dangerous. It is Jesse Loncraine's gift to take you there, scary as it is, but reassure you that love and humanity can survive. His characters, however bizarre their experiences, are all perfectly believable. The reader wants them all to survive and thrive. Hence the excitement to the very last page of this fully-achieved debut: a page-turner par excellence.' - Sir Ian McKellan.
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