Imogen

Anyone who knew of Imogen West-Knights as one half of the pitch-perfect satirical Twitter account Bougie London Literary Woman might have made assumptions about how her first novel would look: perhaps a smart, witty comedy skewering pretensions in the world of media or publishing. Deep Down is something altogether darker; an examination of the legacy of abuse shot through with sharp wit and compassion.Twentysomething siblings Billie and Tom are thrown together in Paris in the immediate aftermath of their father’s sudden…

The premise of Imogen West-Knights’ debut is rich with emotive potential. Deep Down begins as Billie, a twentysomething Londoner, and her older brother Tom, a “failed actor” living in Paris, face unexpected news. Their father has died suddenly. The “frighteningly unfamiliar territory” of grief opens before them. These estranged siblings decide they need to be together, and so Billie flies to France.West-Knights deftly shows us that the relationship between the siblings, and with their dad William, is anything but…

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