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About the Author


Mark Barrowcliffe grew up in Coventry, England. He worked as a stand-up comedian before writing his first hit novel, Girlfriend 44. He has written two other acclaimed comic novels, Lucky Dog and Infidelity for First-time Fathers. He lives in Brighton, England.

Praise for The Elfish Gene:

"Barrowcliffe … wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male. His eye for the oddities of 1970s British life is equally astute…. Barrowcliffe renders all the comedy and sorrow of early manhood, when boys flee the wretchedness of their real status for a taste of power in imaginary domains."
— Publishers Weekly Starred Review

“Barrowcliffe’s retrospective self-awareness is by turns poignant and amusing … as fantasy movies dominate the box office, the author offers a timely, appropriate memoir of addiction recovery … worth a few hours holed up in the basement.”Kirkus Review

“This is a good, funny book, and I am enjoying the heck out of it so far. Barrowcliffe … has an excellent writing style that is light and funny, and when he describes the game, you feel his excitement as he rolls the dice…. I hope [it] intrigues you as much as it intrigued me.”
— Geekscribe

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