Jessie Greengrass spent her childhood in London and Devon. She studied philosophy in Cambridge and London and now lives in Berwick-upon-Tweed with her partner and children. Her collection of short stories, An Account of the Decline of the Great Auk, According to One Who Saw It, won the Edge Hill Prize2016 and a Somerset Maugham Award. Her critically acclaimed debut novel, Sight, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018.
'A book suffused with the joy and fulfilment of raising a child.
The High House stands out, for Greengrass understands that perhaps
the best writers and artists can hope for no is to help us admit,
accept and process our collective failure to act' - Guardian
'This book is completely beautiful' - Daisy Johnson
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