"Persaud has a knack for finding the sublime in the ordinary..."

"a bracing, refreshing first novel, with hints of greater things to come...."

"It certainly captures Winslow’s stature as a writer from whom others can learn the ropes..."

"(an) undeniably intriguing, well-researched novel..."

"A Theatre for Dreamers is at once a blissful piece of escapism and a powerful meditation on art and sexuality..."

"Three women, three centuries apart, are linked by their suffering at male hands..."

"The story of an abusive relationship between a teacher and his pupil is intelligent, brave and painful to read ..."

"(Tyler) has thought deeply about the right way to live..."

"plausible and fully realised..."

"Dana, her father’s ‘secret’ daughter, suffers deeply from shame, while his legitimate daughter Chaurisse enjoys a carefree existence..."

"Aravind Adiga powerfully evokes Sri Lankan unease and scrutiny as ‘other’ in Australia..."

"If the relentless uncertainty occasionally has the effect of a “Do Not Disturb” sign, the novel is worth it for the times we’re beckoned to go inside...."

"full of grit, humour and tenderness..."

"The provocative sadomasochism of Adam Mars-Jones's Box Hill..."

"(a) penetrating examination of misogyny and family ties..."

"Compassion and a plea for peaceful co-existence are the common themes in a bright celebration of unity in difference..."

"The hard facts of Glasgow’s history mix with fantasy..."

"a glorious, affirmative vision..."

"...this is a moving, authentic, humane novel which raises fundamental questions about what it means to be kind in an unkind world, and it will stay with me for a long time..."

"The texture of experience conveyed in Little Eyes feels not so much speculative as nostalgic..."

"(A) Lively debut novel..."

"Written in cool, clear-eyed prose, English Monsters is a taut psychological thriller..."

"Ruth Gilligan’s uncanny novel has a terrible dark heart and is set around the BSE virus..."

" Balzano employs an unpretentious style to explore Trina’s life..."