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‘The picture he paints of parenthood is eerie, convincing and, in a perverse way, beautiful.’ MAUREEN FREELY, Independent on Sunday
‘He gives us things in a few lines — a human body, a crying child, a heavy lorry, so that we are made to see them simultaneously as the characters see them, and from some huge distance, as perfected instances of some terrible mystery of human existence.’ A.S.BYATT, Independent
‘Compelling and enjoyable . . . John Harvey writes with consistent authority.’ ALLAN MASSIE, Scotsman
‘A remarkable and terrifying exploration of the ordinary . . . The prose is charged, street-credible.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘The pleasure of this tale lies in the quick nervy prose that tells it. Sharp images raise the urban gloom to the heights of poetry.’
DAVID HUGHES, Mail on Sunday
‘Haunting . . . images, thoughts and dreams leave their mark on the reader . . . a writer of great power.’ Centrepiece
‘Compelling . . . the dialogue and characters have the ring of truth . . . one of the most involving novels I have read.’ Options
