Author

Chris Cleave

9 books, mostly literary fiction, for Simon & Schuster Audio and Sceptre, 2012–2016

Chris Cleave is a British author, teacher, and therapist whose writing career began with the internationally published debut novel Incendiary, which won the Somerset Maugham Award and was adapted into a feature film. His second novel, Little Bee (also published as The Other Hand), became a #1 New York Times bestseller and was followed by Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven, both international bestsellers. His fiction explores trauma, moral courage, human connection, and resilience under extreme pressure.