A compelling read . . . very moving . . . Grenville's feminist instincts, which run quietly through her life and writing, built on her mother's example

* Sydney Morning Herald *

Grenville inhabits characters with a rare completeness . . . She writes with a poet's sense of rhythm and imagery

* Guardian *

Grenville has emerged not only as the truth-teller but also something of a hero . . . her novels are important quests that go beyond art

* Irish Times *

The power with which Kate Grenville evokes places and people is so remarkable

- DIANA ATHILL,

Kate Grenville has a reputation for elegant prose that cuts to the very heart of her subject matter with breathtaking precision

* Vogue *

We are given the portrait of a woman whole. I adored her and the way Grenville wrote about her from every angle

* Savidge Reads *