Steve Tilston will be fondly remembered by many readers as one of the leading lights on the Bristol folk music scene in the 1970s and 80s – a fine musician with an international reputation. But that’s no reason to suppose that his first novel will be any good. So it’s a pleasure to report that All for Poor Jack is an outstanding literary debut. It’s a historical novel of epic proportions, finely crafted and with a compelling plot. Continue Reading