‘A highly original, fresh, new talent of rare quality’ - The Lady

 ‘Beautifully written and a real page turner’ - Essentials

‘One of the most interesting and beautiful novels I’ve read this year’ - Brighton Argus

‘Vividly and intensely written’ - Jane Rogers

‘A great deal of good writing and expert story-telling meshed together  (...) where it impresses most is in the way it shows how a child thinks - the touchstones, the surreal associations, the delight in words as new and shiny playthings, the misinterpretations of the adult world’
Cornflower

'The strands of the tale are woven together in to a haunting and powerful story of love, betrayal and family secrets in this exellent first novel' - Leicester Mercury