We’re delighted that Wendy Brandmark’s new novel The Stray American is longlisted for the 2015 Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize.

Bernadette Jansen op de Haar, publisher, commented: ‘It is wonderful to see The Stray American in such illustrious company and a very well deserved accolade for Wendy Brandmark.’

‘Brandmark’s prose and taut plotting draw the reader in… The Stray American is both social satire and a subtle parody of coming-of-age stories.’ – Kaite Welsh in the Literary Review

You can read the first chapter of the book from this page.

For review copies and all other enquiries please contact the publisher: +44 (0) 7792611929, bernadette@hollandparkpress.co.uk

The Stray American is distributed in the USA by SPD, contact: Nicole Trigg, nicole@spdbooks.org