The energy, the hairpin turns, the narrative crashes, the stomach churning ascents and trashed taboos: what a joy to surrender oneself to a writer of such prodigious talent. Peter Carey, twice Man Booker Prize-winner
Steve Toltz was born in Sydney, Australia. A Fraction of the Whole, his first novel, was published in 2008 to widespread critical acclaim and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize as well as the Guardian First Book Award. His equally acclaimed second novel, Quicksand,was published by Sceptre in 2015.