How to Marry the Dead by Francesca McMahon

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Francesca McMahon’s poignant, darkly comic debut novel is the story of Sue, whose daughter dies for no real reason on an ordinary day in 1979. Witty and sharply observed insights into motherhood, the nature of family and fidelity and the enduring impact of bereavement combine with a humane story that never fails to deliver surprises.

Francesca McMahon is a novelist and poet. Brought up in Essex and Norfolk, she studied history at Cambridge and law at the University of London. Her novel How to Marry the Dead was written during her daily commute on the central line. She has won the Essex Poetry Society’s Annual Compeition, won the MAG Poetry Prize twice and read her poems on BBC Radio. She lives in Essex with her husband and their two daughters. During 2010 she has been tweeting a small poem every Friday and can be followed at Twitter. Her poetry blog is a Poetry Kit recommended site.