Sebastian Faulks

Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 9 p.m.

Novelist Sebastian Faulks has the rare quality of being both literary and popular. He\u2019s best known for his historical novels set in France, and in particular, Birdsong, adapted for the screen and starring Eddie Redmayne. Now for the first time Faulks has ventured into the future - but not very far - setting his latest novel from 2030, beginning with an experiment at an IVF clinic which challenges ethical boundaries. His 16th novel, \u200b\u200bThe Seventh Son is out now.