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The House at the Edge of the World has been placed on the short list for the Desmond Elliott Prize for Fiction 2016, which showcases debut novelists in the UK and Ireland. Here’s an extract from a Q&A with Julia. To read the full version visit the Desmond Elliott Prize website. Q&A WITH JULIA ROCHESTER Meet…
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The House at the Edge of the World makes the Baileys Prize long list, just in time for the paperback edition – due out 7 April.   http://www.womensprizeforfiction.co.uk

Hexham is in the land of my Rochester forebears, so I’m looking forward to talking to Lynn Curtis about The House at the Edge of the World at the Hexham Book Festival on 28 April. Further details

How do you write the defining moment on which a plot hinges? The Bookseller’s Books Editor Cathy Rentzenbrink discusses this and other writing techniques with debut authors Laura Barnett (The Versions of Us) and Julia Rochester (The House at the Edge of the World). Further details

‘Bringing Stan In’, a short story commissioned by Whole Story Audiobooks to complement the audiobook of ‘The House at the Edge of the World’ is available on audible.co.uk: “Why do you want to be a boat builder?” “Because,” said Morwenna, “I like the way the boats grow.” Morwenna and Corwin are eight years old, wind-swept…
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NEW FICTION: THE HOUSE AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD BY JULIA ROCHESTER… Oh, Morwenna is a narrator that pulls no punches. “When I was 18, my father fell off a cliff. It was a stupid way to die,” she tells us. These are the first two sentences and, right there, is Morwenna – cynical, somewhat detached…
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I started reading The House at the Edge of the World by Julia Rochester this weekend, and it’s one of those books has just taken control. I could not put it down, it’s so good! Intense and compellingly written, I’ve ended up fitting my weekend around reading it… Read more. Lovely first review for The House at the…
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