The Coward

A startling and intimate debut novel which explores masculinity, family, disability and love as an estranged father and son struggle to reconcile

About the author

Jarred McGinnis is the co-founder of The Special Relationship, which was chosen for the British Council's International Literature Showcase. His short fiction has been commissioned for BBC Radio 4 and appeared in respected journals in the UK, Canada, USA and Ireland. He is an Associate Writer for Spread the Word, a fellow of the London Library's Emerging Writer Programme and a Writer-in-Residence for First Story. He also has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence, but mostly he inspires the able-bodied by using public transport and taking his daughters to the playground.

@JarredMcGinnis | jarredmcginnis.com

Summary

A startling and intimate debut novel which explores masculinity, family, disability and love as an estranged father and son struggle to reconcile

Additional text

Brutal, tender, moving and funny. Life as a novel

Product details

• Authors: Jarred McGinnis
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.2021
• EAN: 9781838851538
• ISBN: 978-1-83885-153-8
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 220 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Literary, FICTION / World Literature / American / 21st Century, FICTION / Disabilities & Special Needs, FICTION / World Literature / American / General, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary