Alphabet - Hardcover

Kathy Page was born in London. She spent several months in Finland researching this book and is currently living on a remote Canadian island with her husband and children for a year.

'Page brilliantly captures the brutality of prison life' -- Kath Murphy SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY Page's prison work has given her a profound insight into the workings of the prison system as well as the minds of the prisoners, and she has written a truly gripping novel. -- Linda Maher Sunday Business Post 'ALPHABET is not just highly readable, but one of the strongest, most eloquent, most tightly constructed novels of 2004...It is a measure of the quiet artistry of ALPHABET that, out of material that would have been at home in the blackest of black comedies, Kathy Page has fashioned a fable about redemptive love... she has celebrated, with rare deftness, the resilience of the human heart.' -- David Robson SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ' a book which lets us see the humanity and vulnerability that accompany monstrous acts.' -- Roz Kaveny TIME OUT 'They (the main characters) are all there for the recognizable roles they represent but they are individually well-drawn and collectively they help to make the story compelling. Simon himself emerges with a strong credible personality.' -- Sarah Curtis TLS 'a truly compelling read, right to the last page.' NEW BOOKS MAGAZINE 'Page, by necessity, keeps her own prose quiet and unbotrusive, while her insight throws light on a painful struggle to understand through articulation.' MYSLEXIA 'It is a bracing study, emotionally nimble and intelligent, and forms a very fine novel.' -- Patrick Ness THE DAILY TELEGRAPH