LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2004Cherry has been optioned by BBC FilmsCherry also received rave reviews:'Faux-naif weird charm, pitched between Rupert Thomson and David Lynch¿the novel acquires that most wonderful and blessed quality unique to good books: it is hard to put down¿neither a straightforward love story nor literary erotica¿It does work as a puzzling fantasy that's a successfully odd blend of both' Independent'Cherry is an utterly absorbing read: a hugely satisfying case of a writer finding a narrative perfectly suited to his sparse prose style' Daily Mail'Taut and considered, it's a jaunty exercise in comedy/horror/fantasy ¿Cherry's real strength is its incidental comedy and Steve's chatty narration that teems with elliptical observations and asides' Time Out'Scary, sexy, daring. Reminds me of Paul Auster and The Magus' Julie Myerson.