Jean Manco: The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons [2019] paperback SIHIS prizewinning short story collection from

prizewinning short story collection from the Booker-shortlisted author of Eileen and My Year of Rest and Relaxation

At a dinner party given by his parents-in-law

When a baby escapes a murderer intent on killing the entire family

Dongdaemun

Jean Manco: The Origins of the Anglo-Saxons [2019] paperback SIHIS prizewinning short story collection fromWho are the English? Their language and culture have had an impact on the modern world out of all proportion to the size of their homeland. But what do we really understand about their ancestry? Traditionally they have been seen as the descendants of those Germanic peoples who poured into Britain after the Roman legions departed, today known as the Anglo Saxons. Alternative interpretations have questioned this picture, or suggested complications. At