It is, simply, perfect * Irish Examiner * Majestic * Sunday Times * Quite simply one of the best, most sustained pieces of fiction Ive read in some time ... A novel of true resonance and power * Independent * His vivid, reactive and heartfelt fiction lives and breathes, sighs and weeps -- Eileen Battersby * Irish Times * Beautifully hypnotic Those who cant see the point of historical novels will find their answer here -- Emma Donoghue A very gifted, charming writer; in full, rhapsodic-onrush mode, he is hard to resist * Guardian * Beautifully poignant -- Andrew Marr * Mail on Sunday * McCann is no stranger to literary prizes but if I were him, Id start clearing my mantelpiece for a few more * Daily Mail *
