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Nicholas Evans was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. He read law at Oxford University and then worked as a reporter on the Newcastle Evening Chronicle. He moved to London Weekend Television, working as a producer making documentaries about David Hockney, Francis Bacon and David Lean. Lean became a friend and mentor and encouraged Evans to leave LWT and switch from fact to fiction.

His first novel The Horse Whisperer was published in 1995 and has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide and been translated into 36 languages. It is now also a film starring and directed by Robert Redford. Nicholas Evans is also the author of The Loop and The Smoke Jumper which are both published by Corgi and available in paperback. He lives in Devon and London.


    
       
         

The Divide

 

From the author of the phenomenal bestseller, The Horse Whisperer, comes this epic thriller of the human heart. On a devastating journey of discovery from the streets of New York to the daunting grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, The Divide delves into the dynamics of a family fractured by betrayal and their struggle with the pain of loss and separation.
           
      A selection from Nicholas Evans' backlist  
The smoke Jumper
'O'Evans...has the rare ability to tell his tale with great vividness and simplicity, an descriptions of such neck-grabbing power that you could feel you are sitting through a Hollywood blockbuster' Daily Mail
The Loop
An epic tale of primal passion and redemptive love, exploring man's conflict with nature and the wild within himself.		 The Horse Whisperer
A novel about the power of redemption: how shattered souls can make themselves one again with the world.. it is an epic love story that will fill with yearning the hearts of all who read it.
 
       
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Press Reviews


The Horse Whisperer

'The hottest book of the year'
Daily Telegraph

'Wild horses couldn't drag me from this.a tear-jerking page-turner
Daily Mail

'A love story, a gripping adventure and an emotionally charged tale of redemption and human strength'
Cosmopolitan

'Nicholas Evans has hit the button: he has written a novel for everyone'
Sydney Morning Herald

The Loop

'Drama,power,passion'
The Times

'The Horse Whisperer.conveyed a genuine and personal emotional charge which resonated with millions of readers. The Loop, Evans' second novel, confirms that he is that rare phenomenon, a natural storyteller'
Mail on Sunday

'As good as Evans'first novel.total entertainment'
Daily Telegraph

The Smoke Jumper

'Captures the grit and splendour of the contemporary American West with compelling realism. His rhythm and observation are key and he demonstrates impeccable timing as he alternates between sweeping atmospheric overviews and intensely detailed character portraits'
The Times

'A rich, imaginative, tragic and heroic tale, told unashamedly straight from the heart'
Sunday Express