The Impossible: Book 1 is the first novel for teenagers by UEA alumnus Mark Illis and has just been published by Quercus Children’s Books. Mark graduated from the MA in Creative Writing in 1987 and has published four novels for adults: A Chinese Summer (1988), The Alchemist (1990), The Feather Report (1992), and The Last Word (2011), which was shortlisted for The Portico Prize. He is also the author of a collection of short stories, Tender, and has written extensively for TV, including EastEnders, The Bill and Emmerdale.
The Impossible by Mark Illis
