WINNER OF THE INAUGURAL FITZCARRALDO EDTIONS NOVEL PRIZE.
Ash before Oak won the inaugural Fitzcarraldo Editions Novel Prize in 2018, an annual competition seeking to reward novels which explore and expand the possibilities of the form, which are innovative and imaginative in style, which tackle subjects and themes relevant to the world we live in.

NATURE WRITING:
Ash before Oak is an original addition to the ever-popular category of nature writing, and will appeal to fans of H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald.

DEPRESSION AND MENTAL HEALTH: A deeply enthralling and sensitive exploration of depression, written in prose that is as precise as it is lyrical.

ART WORLD: Jeremy Cooper has a long association with the art world, having worked on Antiques Roadshow and at Sotheby's. His collection of artists' postcards has been turned into a book (published later this month by Thames and Hudson) and an exhibition (at the British Museum until August). An interview with Jeremy Cooper ran in The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/jan/26/wish-you-were-here-postcards-from-artworld-jeremy-cooper-yoko-ono-gilbert-george