Debut Hertford novelist

7 March 2016

Look out for the latest Hertford alum publication: Gabriel Packard (who read English, 1999-2002) has just published his debut novel The Painted Ocean: A Novel.

It’s a dark, literary, island adventure, in the tradition of Lord of the Flies. National Book Award-winner Colum McCann has described it as:

a fearless tour de force. It is a rare achievement – an emotionally rich work of literature, delivered in the form of a gripping, page-turning story.