Miranda Pountney

Miranda Pountney is a writer based in London. She holds a BA in English Literature from Oxford University and an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University. HOW TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE, her first novel, will be published by Jonathan Cape in February 2024.

Praise for HOW TO BE SOMEBODY ELSE (2024):

‘Unsettling and original.’ Tessa Hadley, author of After the Funeral

‘A stunning novel. Remarkable and real. Every single line is supercharged with a kind of cerebral eroticism, a zinging inventive intelligence. The sentences buzz and hum.' Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital

'Compulsive. It makes its moves with such assurance that it’s hard to believe this is Pountney’s first novel. A wild mess of sex and feeling is here given beautiful form.’ Adam Thirlwell, author of The Future Future

‘So sharp and well observed. I loved the wry, understated humour, and how perceptive the book is about female desire. In its exploration of a woman trying to make sense of herself it is moving without being sentimental, and clever without seeming to try too hard.’ Rebecca Wait, author of I’m Sorry You Feel That Way