An intricately woven back-story about family legacy ... Altenberg has a knack for gleaming description ... Haunting and intimate
Sunday Herald
I urge you to read this fascinating, beautiful book ... Karin Altenberg's intense, disturbing writing, in which every shimmering sentence speaks the deep truth about all the things that matter ... A wonderful love story ... Exquisite
Country Life
Marvellous . . . shimmers with beauty and wisdom
Spectator
A gripping and extraordinary story
Michael Holroyd
Marvellous . . . shimmers with beauty and wisdom
Spectator
A gripping and extraordinary story
Michael Holroyd