Reviews for The Great Lover 'Moving, intelligent, beautifully written and hugely enjoyable' -- Sunday Times 'Strong, satisfying and memorable' -- Helen Dunmore, The Times 'Not only engaging and seductive, it is also clever, witty and artfully designed' -- Times Literary Supplement 'An exceptional book even from the prize-winning Dawson - clever, moving, sexy' -- Daily Mail 'A subtle, evocative anti-fairy-tale of doomed youth by one of Britain's most subtle and accomplished writers' -- Liz Jensen, Waterstone's Books Quarterly

Jill Dawson is the author of TRICK OF THE LIGHT, MAGPIE, FRED AND EDIE, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award and the Orange Prize, WILD BOY, WATCH ME DISAPPEAR, which was longlisted for the Orange Prize, THE GREAT LOVER and LUCKY BUNNY. In addition she has edited six anthologies of short stories and poetry. Born in Durham, Jill Dawson grew up in Yorkshire. She has held many Fellowships, including the Creative Writing Fellowship at the University of East Anglia, where she taught on the MA in Creative Writing course. In 2006 she received an honorary doctorate in recognition of her work. She lives in the Fens with her husband and two sons.