Jon McGregor on his award-winning novel, Reservoir 13

Jon McGregor wrote one of the best novels of 2017. In advance of his visit to Listowel, he tells Richard Fitzpatrick about his magnificent tale

THERE are certain novels that get under your skin. Jon McGregor’s fourth novel, Reservoir 13 – which won last year’s Costa Novel Award and was chosen by the Irish writer Kevin Barry as his favourite book from 2017 – is one of those reads.