Author:Rebecca Hunt
Mr Chartwell by Rebecca Hunt was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards New Writer of the Year.
July, 1964. At home in Kent Winston Churchill wakes to a visitor: someone he hasn't seen for a while, a dark, mute bulk, watching him. It's Mr Chartwell.
In Battersea, Esther Hammerhans, young, vulnerable and alone, answers the door to her new lodger. Through the glass she sees a vast silhouette. It's Mr Chartwell.
Mr Chartwell is a large, black dog.
He is charismatic and dangerously seductive, but as their lives are slowly drawn together, can Esther and Winston withstand his strange, powerful charms and strong hold? For Mr Chartwell's motives are far darker and deeper than they seem.
'Charming, funny, moving, finely crafted and engagingly evocative' Independent
'Charming, original, rewarding, entertaining' Financial Times
'Brilliantly original and thought-provoking. Hunt tackles a serious topic with humour and intelligence' Sunday Express
Rebecca Hunt graduated from Central Saint Martins College with a first class honours degree in fine art. She lives and works in London. Her first novel, Mr Chartwell, was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards New Writer of the Year.
A remarkable debut. These are some of the best evocations of depression you'll read
—— ObserverExtraordinary. Owing to Hunt's robust, intelligent style and ingenuiuty and compassion with which she deals with her story, it is very good indeed
—— Daily TelegraphOffers a powerful evocation of depression. Brilliantly original and thought-provoking. She tackles a serious topic with humour and intelligence and marks herself out as one to watch
—— Sunday ExpressMoving. Hunt treats her heavy themes with a light, intelligent touch and writes with a distinctive blend of humour, restraint and insight
—— MetroMarvellously original, tender and funny debut novel. Rebecca Hunt proves herself to be a gifted writer who has no need of fictional realism to deliver profound truths
—— Daily MailUtterly gripping, truly innovative, beautifully written. One of those novels which knocks you sideways with the brilliance of the idea behind it
—— StylistA real joy to read: funny, clever and original. A darkly comic debut that hits all the right notes
—— ScotsmanInventive and original
—— GraziaAt every turn, Udall plays with his readers' expectations of believers and non-believers, husbands and wives...That this longish book is kept largely aloft by a structure of humorous conceits is an indication of the author's strengths as a storyteller.
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentA haunting debut that eschews sensationalism and unfurls with quiet delicacy
—— Easy Living[An] ambitious debut
—— Financial TimesRiveting, luminous
—— The New York Times Book ReviewFelix Quinn, the narrator of the book...explains it beautifully - and this is a very good novel... Feeling unsafe makes him feel alive. And loss, of course, is the wellspring of good storytelling
—— Evening StandardThe Act of Love is an ambitious and at times extremely uncomfortable novel
—— The TelegraphIt is an almost frighteningly brilliant achievement. Why did the Booker judges not recognise it?
—— The GuardianThis is a very good novel
—— ScotsmanJacobson's 10th novel is a moving, thought-provoking and darkly witty story of desire and love
—— Irish Times
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