"Polesso’s writing is brisk and fresh, and she captures the bleak human comedy of the myriad ways we mess up when it comes to matters of the heart..."

"A film version must be on the cards..."

"There’s too little that’s fresh here, and much of it is implausible..."

"the chapters that resulted are tantalisingly powerful, but there are simply not enough of them — a fuller overhaul was arguably required..."

"this ménage à trois is heartfelt, but should be messier..."

"Asking big questions, this is fantasy for those who like their violent horror breezily tempered by philosophy...."

"these vivid passages feel like first-hand reportage..."

"Hillary Clinton’s life is brilliantly reimagined in Sittenfeld’s enjoyable sixth novel..."

"I wouldn’t be surprised if this pacy and emotive story finds itself better suited to the screen..."

"A European arbitrator leading Middle East negotiations grieves for his wife in a low-key but profound novel about human frailty..."

"Readers will stay with Swarup for these vibrant creations, and for the depth of her insights..."

"The Snow White tales that Tatar presents here are not as slick as the confections of the Grimms and Disney...."

"It is weird, and Lacey has fun with the weirdness..."

"it’s a likeable if unchallenging novel, at times genuinely warm and witty..."

"Starritt’s descriptions of conflict are shocking. But he becomes less sure-footed when the two characters start moralising about war..."

"Heartache and melancholy are knotted with uneasy eroticism in Garth Greenwell’s new novel..."

"This witty modern classic is perfect lockdown reading..."

"A summer sizzler set in suburban Surrey..."

"Providence is such a blast you almost overlook just how clever it is. ..."

"Told in an enchanting, confessional first-person..."

"a gripping wartime thriller, driven by two memorable heroines..."

" Jackson’s writing crackles and sparks with startling insights and descriptions..."

"this is a novella suffused with quietness, regret and, eventually, consolation..."

"Mathieu builds the lives of these bored youngsters with such attention and authenticity that the reader truly cares about them..."

"My Dark Vanessa is an earnest novel..."

"this very English scandal has wit and invention to spare..."