Martine is a novelist and the Programme Leader of the MA in Creative Writing & Publishing at the University of Sussex. Her previous novels are 'After Pheonix' and 'I Have Waited and You Have Come'. Her latest novel, Narcissism for Beginners was released earlier this month from Unbound.

MARTINE'S BOOK CHOICES:

• The Man Who Watched Trains Go By by Georges Simenon
• Seductive Poison by Deborah Layton
• A Crisis of Brilliance by David Boyd Haycock

Martine Tweets @MartineM_Writer and you can find out more about her, her writing, and upcoming events on her website.