Reckless but brave story of Mancunian misery

In Real Life, By Chris Killen Canongate, €16.99, Reviewed by Rob Doyle

Chris Killen’s new novel is a reminder that, for many, contemporary Britain has become unliveable

Telling a story of youngish love, failure and disappointment in contemporary Manchester, Chris Killen’s highly satisfying and exceptionally well-paced second novel is steeped in a peculiarly English kind of misery. The ...