His first novel, 'White City Blue', a portrait of friendship and rivalry between a group of young single men, won the Whitbread First Novel Award. Tim's most recent novel, 'Fearless', is a mythic, political, dystopian fable about a group of 1000 girls confined to an institute in a time of terror. His next novel, 'Under The Same Stars', will be published in the spring of 2012. Tim writes for a wide range of publications and frequently appears on TV and radio as a commentator and critic. Vivienne Parry