We Need to Talk

‘A brilliant first novel, extraordinary because it’s a hymn to the mundane, as intricately crafted as an Ayckbourn play. Crane’s special gift is to take you deep inside the psyche of suburban England at a time of incremental change. These estate agents and shopkeepers, careworkers and jobbing musicians are people you care about long after you reach the last page’
‘Striking and stirring’ -- Grazia
‘Crane perfectly encapsulates the suffocation and claustrophobia of a woefully average English town. Each story is rich with the everyday – nothing is unusual or out of the ordinary, and that’s what makes We Need to Talk so enjoyable’ -- ‍Storgy Magazine
‘Paints a picture of Middle England on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, told through a series of wonderful, unexpected characters and their interconnected lives. It’s a very rewarding read’ -- Georgina Godwin
‘A brilliant first novel, extraordinary because it’s a hymn to the mundane, as intricately crafted as an Ayckbourn play. Crane’s special gift is to take you deep inside the psyche of suburban England at a time of incremental change. These estate agents and shopkeepers, careworkers and jobbing musicians are people you care about long after you reach the last page’ || ‘Crane perfectly encapsulates the suffocation and claustrophobia of a woefully average English town. Each story is rich with the everyday – nothing is unusual or out of the ordinary, and that’s what makes We Need to Talk so enjoyable’ - ‍Storgy Magazine || ‘Paints a picture of Middle England on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, told through a series of wonderful, unexpected characters and their interconnected lives. It’s a very rewarding read’ - Georgina Godwin || ‘Striking and stirring’ - Grazia
‘A brilliant first novel, extraordinary because it’s a hymn to the mundane, as intricately crafted as an Ayckbourn play. Crane’s special gift is to take you deep inside the psyche of suburban England at a time of incremental change. These estate agents and shopkeepers, careworkers and jobbing musicians are people you care about long after you reach the last page’ || ‘Crane perfectly encapsulates the suffocation and claustrophobia of a woefully average English town. Each story is rich with the everyday – nothing is unusual or out of the ordinary, and that’s what makes We Need to Talk so enjoyable’ - ‍Storgy Magazine || ‘Paints a picture of Middle England on the eve of the coronavirus pandemic, told through a series of wonderful, unexpected characters and their interconnected lives. It’s a very rewarding read’ - Georgina Godwin || ‘Striking and stirring’ - Grazia