Tim Lott

Tim Lott’s books include the novel, White City Blue, and a memoir, The Special Relationship, which was published by Simon & Schuster in 2009.

Tim Lott on Granta.com

‘It is a short January day, unseasonably warm. The afternoon is getting dark and it isn't yet four o'clock’.

‘The point is, in the tower, on that night, certain gods revealed themselves to one another and came into conflict.‘

‘Somehow by putting things into words you’re taking a situation that feels very out of control and creating a kind of illusion of control over it.’