Jess Kidd was brought up in London as part of a large family from
County Mayo. Her first novel, Himself, was shortlisted for the
Irish Book Awards in 2016 and she was the winner of the Costa Short
Story Award in the same year. In 2017, Himself was shortlisted for
the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award and longlisted for the CWA
John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger. Her second novel, The Hoarder, was
shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award in
association with Listowel Writers' Week'. Both books were BBC Radio
2 Book Club picks.
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This dark but comical tale of haunting and hoarding ensnares . . .
[Kidd's] imagination is vivid . . . Brilliant
* * The Times * *
A lyrical gothic detective saga . . . Wonderfully enigmatic and
complex . . . [Kidd] is a writer with a poet's skill of balancing
clarity and inventive flair
* * Guardian * *
A brilliantly imaginative tale of secrets and lies, grief and guilt
. . . Kidd's writing is gorgeous, the story is enthralling and
emotions are sorrowfully raw and vivid in this funny, dark and
original literary mystery
* * Sunday Express, S Magazine * *
Excellent . . . The observations are sharp and humorous . . . with
pages of inventive and colourful description . . . The Hoarder is a
strong follow-up from a very talented writer who seems to be honing
her skills
* * Sunday Times * *
An arresting talent . . . Executed with irresistible panache,
Kidd's novel is as full to the brim with the fantastic as Cathal's
Gothic lair is with junk . . . A galloping yarn that entertains
even as it disturbs
* * Daily Mail * *
Superb . . . Kidd writes brilliantly . . . A rather impressive
second novel, whose imaginative prowess marks its author as one to
watch
* * Irish Times * *
Eerie, engrossing . . . The strong story and compelling characters
shine through . . . utterly grips
* * Observer * *
Engaging and beautifully judged . . . delivered with a lightness of
touch and a sensibility that brings all the characters to life
fully and believably . . . Excellent
* * The Big Issue * *
Riveting . . . Kidd's intelligent plotting and structure caper to a
satisfying resolution: this is a twisting, fully original slice of
literary horror, and one not to be missed
* * Financial Times * *
I tore through Kidd's debut, Himself, and I'm finding more of the
same beautiful, funny and dark twistiness here. It reads like a
grown up fairy tale, with none of the Disneyfied touches
*KIRAN MILLWOOD HARGRAVE*
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