"With exceptional care, with a loving shrewdness that’s a little Hogarthian, Spufford catches the voices and hopes of five not-dead working-class south Londoners..."

"grotesque, extremely funny, weirdly touching and acute about families..."

"For once, this is a domestic thriller not rooted in envy of someone else’s seemingly perfect life. Naughty, but nice...."

"VC Andrews for Generation Z...."

"Light the blue touch paper and retire to a comfortable chair...."

"His description of the cauldron of Stalingrad, and of the Shakespearean vengeance Nehmann takes there, are well worth relishing..."

" Harper’s writing is as unobtrusively effective as ever..."

"Asylum Road shows Sudjic confidently expanding the reach of her fiction, with an unerring instinct for asking timely questions...."

" an ambitious epic telling the story of a fictional German city ..."

"Despite – or because of – its gappiness, there’s sadness in this simple tale..."

"Mosse shows a deft command of character and narrative..."

"Already a hit in the US, this hard-hitting novel reveals a hidden side of South Asia..."

"This is an elevated example of the “millennial novel”, swerving cliche..."

"Maine reworks the conventions of historical romance in a narrative that regularly undercuts expectations of what is to come...."

"Death in Her Hands, like all Moshfegh’s novels, is a mystery, as well as a portrait of a broken mind...."

"An Edinburgh tenement is the setting for these dark and fantastically funny tales..."

"Though far from flawless, this keening lament of an adventure is compelling..."

"a fine achievement..."

"a Booker winner’s walk on the surreal side..."

"This definitive collection of Hazzard’s short stories is a welcome reminder of her remarkable talent...."

"The Black Death seems an improbable subject for a comic novel, but Wilson takes up the challenge, and the result is fiercely funny. ..."

"an intriguing debut novel..."

"Herron is an excellent writer ..."

"It’s a thoughtful, slow-motion novel..."

"this page-turning thriller marks her as a writer to watch..."

"His tale is extraordinary, and Frances Quinn has used it well in this fascinating debut...."

"(a) welcome, accessible disassembly of the internet..."

"This engaging novel evokes the radical politics of the anti-psychiatry movement..."

"it is at least a tale told with some brio..."