So Many Ways to Begin: A Novel - Hardcover

Jon McGregor lives in Nottingham, England. His first novel, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things, was nominated for the Booker Prize, shortlisted for the 2003 Times Young Writer Award, and won the Betty Trask Award and the Somerset Maugham Award.

“Jon McGregor might be the best chronicler I know of the way small accidents can set a life in motion, and the way what's said between people--or left unsaid--can change everything. This is a beautiful book, elegant and particular and heart wrenching. I loved it.” ―Maile Meloy, author of A Family Daughter and Liars and Saints.

“As in his award-winning debut novel, If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things (2003), McGregor's follow-up work is a celebration of an ordinary life ... The search for home and for connection lies at the center of this slow, cadenced novel, which invests one man's day-to-day life with remarkable dignity.” ―Joanne Wilkinson, Booklist

“Captivating...a keen sense of detail and a lyrical writing style.” ―San Francisco Chronicle on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

“McGregor's sharp eye and broad sympathies show...a sizeable talent.” ―Kirkus Reviews on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

“McGregor's poignant debut examines in loving detail the lives of the inhabitants of a single block.” ―Publishers Weekly on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

“McGregor invests the human condition with a dignity which is almost painful to consider.” ―Spectator on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

“[McGregor] aims to leach all the beauty and significance from the vast space-time continuum known as the commonplace.” ―San Diego Union-Tribune on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things

“Luminous...there is something devotional about McGregor's simple prose.” ―Observer on If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things