Mary Lawson

Mary Lawson's first novel, Crow Lake , was loved by critics and readers all over the world; it was translated into 25 languages and published in 28 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge , was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Road Ends , published in 2014, was described by the New York Times as 'tender...See more

Mary Lawson's first novel, Crow Lake , was loved by critics and readers all over the world; it was translated into 25 languages and published in 28 countries. It was a New York Times bestseller, won the McKitterick Prize and spent 75 weeks on the bestseller lists in her native Canada. Her second novel, The Other Side of the Bridge , was longlisted for the Booker Prize and selected for the Richard & Judy Book Club. Road Ends , published in 2014, was described by the New York Times as 'tender and surprising . . . a vivid and evocative tale'. A Town Called Solace , published to critical acclaim in February 2021, was an instant bestseller in her native Canada. Mary came to England in the 1960s, and lives in Kingston-upon-Thames. www.marylawson.ca See less