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God's Own Country
  • Published: 30 March 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141033525
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $32.99

God's Own Country




Now in paperback, the utterly original debut novel reminiscent of The Butcher Boy by a dazzling new British talent

In one of the most celebrated debut novels of recent years, Ross Raisin tells the story of solitary young farmer, Sam Marsdyke, and his extraordinary battle with the world. Expelled from school and cut off from the town, mistrusted by his parents and avoided by city incomers, Marsdyke is a loner until he meets rebellious new neighbour Josephine. But what begins as a friendship and leads to thoughts of escape across the moors turns to something much, much darker with every step.

  • Published: 30 March 2009
  • ISBN: 9780141033525
  • Imprint: Penguin General UK
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 224
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Ross Raisin

Ross Raisin was born in 1979 in West Yorkshire. His first novel, God's Own Country, was published in 2008 and was shortlisted for nine literary awards, including the Guardian First Book Award and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize. In 2009 Ross Raisin was named the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year. In 2013 he was selected as one of Granta's Best of Young British writers. He lives in London.

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