Praise for Alan Garner
'His work has a symphonic quality unique in fiction' The Times
'Garner is his own man taut, powerful, credible' Penelope Lively, Independent
A unique genius New Statesman
His is a consummate artist's vision that matches landscape and people and story Ralph Elliott, Labrys 7
Praise for Powsels and Thrums
Who could resist such a title? The term derives from handloom weaving, Alan Garners great-grandfathers trade, and refers to the scraps of cloth that weavers kept for themselves an evocative metaphor for the writings collected herein These snippets, produces on the same magical loom, together attain a mesmerizing wholeness, vibrating with life and curiosity Observer
A creative manifesto We are all the richer for it Byline Times
Sublime, filled with meaning Bookmunch
Mind-bending, but all of a piece Garnerworld might be a narrow plot, but hes dug it deep, in every sense Garner is a magus. Read him. Guardian
A sequence of work collected from various sources across the years which offers a remarkable window into Garners mind and heart. I use the word window advisedly, for Garners prose is as clear as glass, perfectly conveying the precision of his thought You dont have to know his work well to become immersed in this little book Spectator
He [ Alan Garner] calls the pieces collected here the powsels and thrums of research and experience and imagination and story. Together they weave into something quite thrilling New Statesman
Hes a complete one-off, Garner Entrancing Sam Leith, Telegraph
Alan Garner's themes are huge, urgent, compassionate, his voice distinguished by clarity, compression, precision, depth of feeling and sharpness of thought Neil Philip, A Fine Anger: A Critical Introduction to the Work of Alan Garner
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