If you're looking for irresistible prose, it's here in this book. The protagonists' voices criss-cross in a near impossible harmony of heart, guts, shrewdness and nerve. If it's a story you're after, that's here too: I'm in awe * Helen Oyeyemi * The star of the story is Zofia Nowak: loud, salty and oh so vulnerable. The tale zips along as briskly as Zofia herself, barging its way through London and Warsaw. At its heart, a maze of dark injustice, as compelling as it is heartbreaking. Zofia is glorious! I want her as my cleaner - no, better still, my friend! * J.M. Hall, author of A Brush with Death and A Spoonful of Murder * Funny, deep and unexpected. This is so much more than a murder mystery. It movingly describes the dangers of existing in a society that thrives on prejudice and fear - which makes it sadly relevant to our times. I'll be thinking about this one for a while. * S.J. Bennett, author of The Windsor Knot * One of a kind, pitch-perfect novel. The characters leap from the page and you are fully in their world to the last word. The pages keep on turning - the sign not only of an excellent plot but a truly distinct narrative, a heady melange that is pacy mystery and laugh out loud comedy, a queer love story and a celebration of diversity. The character of Zofia rises in all her unforgettable glory - a perfectly flawed, perfectly outrageous, perfectly heart-melting character. She is with me still * Helen Paris, author of The Invisible Womens Club *
