Quercus invests in youth with rights deal

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 22/09/2011 - 14:15 Quercus has acquired two books from 26-year-old debut author, Prajwal Parajuly, who becomes the youngest writer at the publisher. Editor in chief Jon Riley bought UK and Commonwealth rights, excluding Canada, to The Gurkha's Daughter: Stories, and Land Where I Flee, a novel, for a five-figure sum from Susan Yearwood at the Susan Yearwood Literary Agency. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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