A semi-autobiographical debut novel about a weedhead skater who 'grows up', rapidly becoming a parent and a prison nurse, dispensing methadone to his ex-schoolmates in a Midlands prison. Told with humour, Loose Fit is from the Mike Leigh cannon of British storytelling. Cover design by Ben Drury

'Intimate, vivid and humanising; Matthias gives a new and vital voice' - Jonathan Glazer

'Great insight, wit and generosity' - Elizabeth Price