Awards

• Short-listed for Somerset Maugham Award 2019 (UK)

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You won't be able to put this down * Elle Magazine * A mesmerizing literary levitation act . . . lovely and thoughtful -- <i>Vogue</i> on<i> Bleaker House</i> This year's literary sensation -- <i>Evening Standard </i>on <i>Bleaker House</i> Perfect -- Lena Dunham on <i>Bleaker House</i> A witty, humane work of historical storytelling brilliantly enmeshed with an almost love story that intelligently shows us that it isn't only the happy endings that come to define our lives, but also those loves that cannot be. Stevens' clever, confiding voice is a worthy companion to those of us who have ever felt lost and have looked to the literature of the past for guidance. I loved it -- Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett Mrs Gaskell and Me is innovative and emotionally raw . . . a mature reflection on womanhood, and falling in love with men who we chase all over the world. Nell Stevens writes with a skill and passion all writers could learn from, and all readers will take joy in. -- Laura Jane Williams, author of <i>Ice Cream for Breakfast</i> Clever yet funny . . . Mrs Gaskell & Me has so many interesting things to say about love, loneliness and longing that I'm now inspired to read more of Mrs Gaskells' novels. * Red Magazine * Extraordinary, delightful and very moving . . . Stevens's affection for and relationship to these people is real, and very much alive . . . funny, heartfelt * Irish Times * A charming, distinctive memoir that is ultimately an exploration of the power and the pitfalls of storytelling * Mail on Sunday * Stevens has an analytical eye and a wonderful taste for absurdity . . . All cake is to be both had and eaten in this celebratory, charming, thoroughly fictional book. -- Claire Harman * The Guardian * A tender, clever, sublimely crafted book that celebrates the struggles and triumphs of writing, love, and the desire for connection -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of <i>The Girl of Ink and Stars</i> A truly lovely book - acutely observed and honest and melancholy -- Jessie Greengrass, author of <i>Sight</i> A great galloping joy of a book - funny, lyrical, fast paced, heart-warming - a delicious celebration of love and life -- Rebecca Stott, author of<i> In the Days of Rain</i>

Fascinating * Washington Post * Winningly self-deprecating * New Yorker * You won't be able to put this down * Elle Magazine * A mesmerizing literary levitation act . . . lovely and thoughtful -- <i>Vogue</i> on<i> Bleaker House</i> This year's literary sensation -- <i>Evening Standard </i>on <i>Bleaker House</i> Perfect -- Lena Dunham on <i>Bleaker House</i> A witty, humane work of historical storytelling brilliantly enmeshed with an almost love story that intelligently shows us that it isn't only the happy endings that come to define our lives, but also those loves that cannot be. Stevens' clever, confiding voice is a worthy companion to those of us who have ever felt lost and have looked to the literature of the past for guidance. I loved it -- Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett Mrs Gaskell and Me is innovative and emotionally raw . . . a mature reflection on womanhood, and falling in love with men who we chase all over the world. Nell Stevens writes with a skill and passion all writers could learn from, and all readers will take joy in. -- Laura Jane Williams, author of <i>Ice Cream for Breakfast</i> Clever yet funny . . . Mrs Gaskell & Me has so many interesting things to say about love, loneliness and longing that I'm now inspired to read more of Mrs Gaskells' novels. * Red Magazine * Extraordinary, delightful and very moving . . . Stevens's affection for and relationship to these people is real, and very much alive . . . funny, heartfelt * Irish Times * A charming, distinctive memoir that is ultimately an exploration of the power and the pitfalls of storytelling * Mail on Sunday * Stevens has an analytical eye and a wonderful taste for absurdity . . . All cake is to be both had and eaten in this celebratory, charming, thoroughly fictional book. -- Claire Harman * The Guardian * A tender, clever, sublimely crafted book that celebrates the struggles and triumphs of writing, love, and the desire for connection -- Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of <i>The Girl of Ink and Stars</i> A truly lovely book - acutely observed and honest and melancholy -- Jessie Greengrass, author of <i>Sight</i> A great galloping joy of a book - funny, lyrical, fast paced, heart-warming - a delicious celebration of love and life -- Rebecca Stott, author of<i> In the Days of Rain</i>

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Nell Stevens lives in London. She has a Ph.D. in Victorian literature from King's College London, and an MFA in Fiction from Boston University. She is the author of Bleaker House and Mrs Gaskell & Me.

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