"The texture of Kim Lloyd's writing and her evocative descriptions of music, theatrical performances, painting, the meticulous carpentry of Erskine's boxes and their bizarre contents, haute cuisine, fashion and costume design create an atmosphere of luxury combined with the creepiest squalor. This story of unrequited love and artistic failure evolves into a stylish, yet believable tale of gothic horror. The skill of Lloyd's writing makes it a real page-turner, a truly promising debut." -- Charlotte Mosley, Daily Mail 20030418 'With Flesching, Lloyd has created a compellingly enigmatic monster, one fit to sit alongside other great literary ghouls like John Fowles' Frederick in THE COLLECTOR and William Trevor's Mr Hilditch in FELICIA'S JOURNEY. Rich, sensuous prose lifts the character from the page; you can almost smell the wood shavings from his carvings and taste the exotic meals he prepares. The slow and teasing way in which Erskine's revelations unfurl is expertly handled by Lloyd, making the tale utterly compelling. This is a spellbinding book which will work its (black) magic on you and keep you up long past your bedtime.' -- Big Issue in the North (*****) 20030418 'The skill of Lloyd's writing makes it a real page-turner, a truly promising debut.' -- Charlotte Mosley, Daily Mail 20030418 'Lloyd is a lapdancer of a writer ... damn nasty, and all the better for that' -- The Face 20030418 'Deliciously macabre ... The gradual unravelling of [Erskine's] myth-making as he returns to his childhood home after 30 years lends suspense to this ribald verbal feast' -- Arena 20030418 'Utterly compelling. This is a spellbinding book which will work its (black) magic on you and keep you up long past your bedtime.' -- Marissa Burgess, Big Issue in the North (***** ) 20030418 'Kym Lloyd is clearly a very imaginative writer, and ERSKINE'S BOX is one of the most original novels you're likely to come across this year.' -- Shirley Kelly, Irish Examiner 20030426 'One of the most twisted and arresting debuts since Iain Banks' THE WASP FACTORY, with its intensely scripted story narrated by a dubious madman. Lloyd has the capacity to disturb without conscience, taking the reader into a fearsome mind and then letting all hell erupt. It is truly a remarkably disturbing experience.' -- HQ Magazine [Australia] 20030426 'Consuming and chilling' -- Waterstone's Books Quarterly 20030426 'Startlingly lovely prose ... It's faultless ... Lloyd carries it off by that simplest of expedients - being brilliant.' -- Independent on Sunday 20030426 'Lloyd teases mercilessly, coyly leading one to a conclusion as dreaded as it is desired.' -- The Times 20030426