Hollow In The Land
James Clarke in Conversation with Sarah Moss
James Clarke will be speaking to fellow author Sarah Moss at Lancaster Litfest later this month, at an event titled “Fiction and Landscape”. “Two very different voices steeped in...
“Wonderful in Its Evocation of the Rich Life of a Lancashire Valley”
The White Review has featured James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land in its “Books of the Year”. Author Luke Brown said: “James Clarke’s Hollow in the Land was wonderful in its evocation...
“Such a Generous Writer” – Jo Lloyd
BBC Short Story Prize winner Jo Lloyd has praised James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “James Clarke is such a generous writer – these linked stories cover just days or...
James Clarke and Luke Brown in Conversation
James Clarke, author of Hollow in the Land, will be speaking to Luke Brown, author of Theft in a digital event for Manchester Libraries entitled “Writing the North”. “Join these two authors...
“A Joy To Read”
Times Literary Supplement has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “On show throughout is Clarke’s exuberant talent Clarke is attuned to landscape in a way that...
Hollow in the Land in i’s “40 of the Best Books so Far This Year”
i has featured James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land in its list of “40 of the Best Books so Far This Year”. “Set in Lancashire, Clarke’s second novel is a series...
“A Novel Full of Insight, Empathy and Wry Laughter”
James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land has been reviewed by M John Harrison for The Guardian. “This is a novel about belonging. The pressure to leave the valley, to find something –...
“Unsettling, Powerful Depictions of Contemporary Life.”
Bookmunch has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “Hollow in the Land calls to mind V.S. Pritchett’s comment that “the short story tells us only one thing, and that,...
“Plenty of Compassion”
The Daily Mail has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “These are largely unpretty lives and Clarke’s prose is appropriately unvarnished, able to get to the truth of things without fanfare...
“A Cracking, Lively Novel”
Metro has reviewed James Clarke‘s Hollow in the Land. “A cracking, lively novel about the trials and tribulations of everyday existence in a run-down Lancashire valley town.” See the full...
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