Written for The Guardian: In the weeks before our lives changed for ever, my grandfather disappeared and my grandmother became seriously ill. We drove the length of the country through snow and ice to fetch her. Already much
For The Sunday Times: All childhoods are normal to the children who live them. Back in the 1980s, my siblings and I would arrive at places en masse and not understand the bemused expressions of onlookers as we continued to
Q&A with author Edward Docx ‘What does it mean to be a writer?’ ‘To give precise and enduring expression to the human experience’ Full article here for the FT. Edward Docx was born in England in 1972. He is the
by Anita Sethi For The Guardian: Full article here. When Edward Docx was 13 years old, his grandmother lay on her deathbed at the family home in Greater Manchester and made a startling revelation to his mother, Lila – they
Taken from The Ham and High: A death bed confession about his origins led author Edward Docx to the idea for his new novel, Bridget Galton writes Edward Docx didn’t know his publishers were entering him for the Booker Prize
By Louise Jury for The Evening Standard: Edward Docx is one of the brightest young novelists on the Man Booker long list. He found found the richest and most revealing material closest to home… READ MORE>
From The Telegraph: At 35, Edward Docx is the youngest hopeful on the Man Booker longlist. He tells Cassandra Jardine about the family secret that inspired his novel On her deathbed, Edward Docx’s Indian grandmother made a shattering