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Meet two writers with cutting edge historical novels: Jonathan Grimwood is the author of award-winning alternate history stories (as Jon Courtenay Grimwood), but here he enters new territory with his breathtaking novelistic feast The Last Banquet. Jessie Burton, meanwhile, was the subject of a frenzied publishing battle to gain the rights for her Dutch Golden Age-set debut, The Miniaturist.

91Èȱ¬ Arts is showcasing some of the most exciting new talent appearing at this year’s Edinburgh Book Festival featuring authors appearing under its ‘First Book Award’ umbrella. It is a chance to hear both debut authors and international writers newly translated into English, who promise to take literary Edinburgh by storm.