Author:John Irving

'Imagine a young man on his way to a less-than-thirty-second event - the loss of his left hand, long before he reached middle age.'
While reporting a story from India, a New York television journalist has his left hand eaten by a lion; millions of TV viewers witness the accident. In Boston, a renowned hand surgeon awaits the opportunity to perform the nation's first hand transplant. A married woman in Wisconsin wants to give the one-handed reporter her husband's left hand, that is, after her husband dies. But the husband is alive, relatively young, and healthy...
A rich and deeply moving tale... Vintage Irving
—— Washington PostA beguiling tale of love and redemption
—— Time OutPeerless... Writing without a wasted second
—— GuardianArticulate, clever, quirky, more than a touch profound and very funny
—— MirrorSharp and very, very funny, this is another of Irving's fiercely original meditations of life's inherent strangeness
—— UncutIrving has a literary style similar to a snowball effect: with each novel he creates symbols and develops themes to accompany those he has already accumulated. Grief, loss, abortion, amputation, sex, children, America's political history and the power of foresight are all explored here
—— ObserverRichly entertaining reading: part satire, part farce... there's no better - or funnier - reintroduction to the least known truly great American author
—— FHMA coruscating comedy of sexual manners. In the margins of a hard-hitting satire on the modern media, Irving has produced some of the funniest bedroom scenes of recent years
—— Sunday TelegraphIf you are looking for something light and provocative for the beach this is a great little number
—— Irish Independentan engaging, warm-hearted novel'
—— Scotland on SundayThis clever and very funny twist on the traditional zombie novel is exceedingly well executed . . . Great stuff for horror and fantasy fans
—— BOOKLIST(Starred Review)Logan has a flair for unique description . . . an impressive start for an author who’s going places
—— PUBLISHERS WEEKLYIts unhinged, imaginative wit and respect for the genre deserve the attention of any self-respecting fan
—— FANGORIAApocalypse Cow treads that rare path between horrific and hilarious, which makes for a very fun read indeed. Give it a go.
—— CHRISTOPHER MOORE, author of Lamb, Fool, and A Dirty JobLogan manages to find a great balance between the dark and disturbing and the quirky and hilarious, all the while intermingling plotlines like a seasoned pro
—— RUE MORGUETaylor’s love and understanding of Victorian melodrama is put to good use in this tangibly detailed and deliciously written pastiche centred on an Epsom Derby swindle
—— Sunday TelegraphThis is a fictional world in which daughters are ready to bump off their fathers, husbands to exploit their wives, and everyone is happy to chance their assets on the wheel of fortune. It’s a novel that will keep you gripped until the very last furlong
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentIt is a detective story as gripping as the Victorian novels that inspired it, and is written with narrative flair and a terrific sense of fun
—— Robert Douglas-Fairhurst , Daily TelegraphDerby Day will be hard to put down... As ever with Taylor, literary complexities lurk under the smooth surface of a stylish page-turner
—— Conde Nast Traveller






