Roma Tearne is a Sri Lankan-born novelist and film-maker living in Oxford. She has written six novels: Brixton Beach, The Swimmer, Mosquito, Bone China, The Road to Urbino and The Last Pier. She has been shortlisted for the Costa, the Kirimaya & LA Times book prize and long-listed for the Orange Prize in 2011 and, in 2012, the Asian Man Booker.
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR: 'Tearne charts the patterns of love and loss with beautiful prose' The Sunday Times 'A tender, unconventional love story unfolds, until tragedy intervenes... she has a wonderful ability to create atmosphere' The Times 'Beautifully atmospheric writing, deeply moving and thought-provoking' Books Quarterly (Waterstones)
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