F EW debutant novelists try their hand at a sprawling, 620-page epic about family, identity, protest and lies so whatever about how well Nathan Hill pulls it off; The Nix cannot be faulted for a lack of ambition.

At its heart, the hotly-tipped debut from Nathan Hill is the story of an estranged mother and son. 

Hannah Stephenson grills industry experts about the hotly-tipped new titles for 2017.