'1950s detail is evoked in all its oppressiveness, with the occasional half-wink to the reader signalling shifts in perception' Observer. * Observer *
'A darkly humorous, colourful and deliciously indulgent caricature of a rampant postwar England' Timeout. * Timeout *
'Already a writer to relish for virtuosic farce and razor-edged comedy of manners, Connolly excels with this deftly woven novel of London suburban dreams and dreads in 1959' Independent. * Independent *
'By turns hilarious and disturbing, it is the best novel I've read this year' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'Comic, painful and utterly addictive - Connelly is in a class of his own' Stylist. * Stylist *
'His masterpiece ... Connolly unfolds a rich and compelling drama of life that is anything but everyday, with Dickensian attention to detail, trademark black humour and a genuine love for his creations' Daily Mail. * Daily Mail *
'pleasing and invigorating. There is no other novelist today who writes quite like Connolly' Scotsman. * Scotsman *
'the best novel I've read this year' Richard Littlejohn. * Richard Littlejohn *
'The tone is chatty and intimate, which makes the dark spots all the more chilling' Times. * Times *
