The Hummingbird and the Bear is out now in the UK and available at all good bookshops including Amazon.co.uk as a paperback and as a Kindle e-book.

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REVIEWS:

“The Hummingbird and the Bear is a timely and moving examination of passionate love, set against the backdrop of the financial crisis. Personal lives implode alongside balance sheets as the action moves from the safe green hills of the Home Counties to the badlands of the US-Mexico border.” — Sophie Cooke

“A transatlantic blend of British prose and American pace... a dangerous love affair with characters who live and breathe, and an ending that left me reeling. Read it with care.” — Thom Legendre, author of The Burning

“From the opening page I was drawn into this fast and furious story. The description of American life is wonderfully authentic, and the dangerous and illicit nature of Sam and Kay’s relationship helps to build the tension in a way that keeps you turning the pages.” — New Books Magazine

“A beautiful read.” — Ian McMillan

“Nicholas Hogg comes across the pond to show us another side of our selves. With an eye for the American absurd, Hogg tells us how we love now - impulsively, rootlessly, never far from violence.” — Rachel Klein, author of The Moth Diaries

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ALSO BY NICHOLAS HOGG:

If you enjoyed The Hummingbird and the Bear, you may also enjoy Nicholas Hogg's debut novel, Show Me the Sky.

And along with leading writers including Hilary Mantel, Lionel Shriver, Maggie O'Farrel, and Sir Paul McCartney, Nicholas Hogg has prize-winning short fiction available for download through the Ether Books iPhone app, including the New Writing Ventures winning story Zen, Bridport Prize finalist Happy Birthday and the BBC broadcast Naked.