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Alex Preston

Biography

Alex Preston

Alex Preston was born in 1979. He lives in London with his wife and two children. He is an author and journalist. His first novel, THIS BLEEDING CITY, was published by Faber & Faber in the UK, and across 12 further territories. It won the Spear’s and Edinburgh Festival first book prizes as well as being chosen as one of Waterstones New Voices. His second book, THE REVELATIONS, was shortlisted for the Guardian’s Not the Booker Prize. His third, IN LOVE AND WAR, was published to critical acclaim in July 2014 and selected for BBC Radio 4’s Book at Bedtime. Alex appears regularly on BBC Radio and television. He writes for GQ, Harper’s Bazaar and Town & Country Magazine, as well as for the Observer’s New Review. He studied English under Tom Paulin at Hertford College, Oxford, and holds a PhD on Violence in the Modern Novel from UCL. He teaches Creative Writing at the University of Kent and regular Guardian Masterclasses.

Alex Preston

Books by Alex Preston

by Alex Preston - Fiction, Historical Fiction

Desperate to prove himself to his politician father, Esmond Lowndes is sent to Italy to forge ties between the British Union of Fascists and Mussolini's government. In Florence, he discovers art and passion amongst the eccentric expatriates and glamorous locals. But with the coming of war, Esmond chooses to leave his past behind and joins the Florentine resistance. Finding himself closely bound to his comrades and unexpectedly in love, Esmond becomes involved in undercover operations and assassination plots, culminating in a final mission of extraordinary daring.