26a

A hugely assured and very moving first novel – Mark Haddon * Sunday Telegraph *
A remarkable first novel…vibrant…exotic * Sunday Times *
The Great Neasden Novel has arrived…Haunting and cherishable…A hugely promising debut * Independent *
A dazzling debut…I adored this book; I defy anyone to read the final pages without tears in their eyes. Easily the best book of the year so far * Scotsman *
This sparky debut novel… Enthralling from the first page, this bittersweet fusion of fairytales and nightmares is sugared by nostalgia and salted with sadness, Hephzibah Anderson, Daily Mail * Hephzibah Anderson, Daily Mail *
‘This is a satisfying book, full of energy and charm’ * Christina Koning, The Times *
‘Very enjoyable…Evans writes with tremendous verve and dash. Her ear for dialogue is superb, and she has wit and sharp perception…A consistently readable book filled with likeable characters: a study of loss that has great heart and humour’ * Independent *
‘A serious and accomplished first novel, an affecting study of togetherness and separation in a family, a marriage and, most importantly, between the twins’ * Time Out *
‘An exciting and vibrant read. It’s a weird and wonderful fairy-tale about the lives of twins…26a is brilliant and a great read’ * Sunday Express *
‘Poetic, complex and lingering’ * New Statesman *

Diana Evans is a graduate of the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing MA and has published short fiction in a number of anthologies. She has worked as a journalist and arts critic for Marie Claire, the Evening Standard, The Source and Pride magazine, and writes regularly for the Independent and the Stage. She lives in West London.

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