title: The London Novels
author:  Colin MacInnes 
description: MacInnes is a lyrical celebrator of London, and above all, a writer with a purpose --The Observer
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  [ABOUT THE AUTHOR](contents.xhtml#abt)
  
  
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  [IAN
  MCGUIRE](http://us.macmillan.com/author/ianmcguire?utm_source=ebook&utm_medium=adcard&utm_term=ebookreaders&utm_content=ianmcguire_authorpage_macdotcom&utm_campaign=9781627795951)
  grew up near Hull and studied at the University of Manchester and the
  University of Virginia in the United States. He is the cofounder and
  codirector of the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing. He writes
  criticism and fiction, and his stories have been published in Chicago Review,
  The Paris Review, and elsewhere. His first novel was Incredible Bodies. The
  North Water is his second novel. You can sign up for email updates
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  Thanks to my great friend and colleague John McAuliffe for read