Angel of Brooklyn

Jenkins’ third novel is set in two real places… but is about the ways in which we imagine the world * Daily Telegraph *
Jenkins’ tender narrative voice is well suited to a heroine still innocent enough to see the good in people… It’s a tall order to mix American Gothic with gritty Northern realism, but Jenkins likes to keep herself and her readers entertained… This invigorating novel bottles the seasonal delights of both Coney and Morecambe Bay * Independent *
Lighthearted and confident, a bouncy, enjoyable read * Observer *
A joy to read – John Boyne, author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
Ingenious and gripping * Times Literary Supplement *
Jenkins’s novel is well-written, elegantly constructed…the arresting opening and skilful characterisation demonstrate Jenkins’s strengths as a writer, along with her powerful evocation of place – Alex Larman * The Observer *
Angel of Brooklyn is a delightfully illustrative novel about a homesick new bride with a big secret. It is charming and tender in equal measure and Jenkins tells the story of her heroine with a beguiling innocence that captures your imagination from the beginning * *

Born in Bolton in 1965, Janette Jenkins studied acting before completing a degree in Literature and Philosophy and then doing an MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, where she was in Malcolm Bradbury’s final class. She is the author of the novels, Columbus Day, Another Elvis Love Child, Little Bones and Firefly. Her short stories have appeared in newspapers and anthologies, including Stand Magazine, and have been broadcast on Radio 4. In 2003 she was awarded an Alumni Fellowship by the University of Bolton. She lives in the city of Durham.

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