‘Helen Dunmore is one of the brightest talents around and these stories show the full scope of her talent ... the best of them are crackers ... Exquisite writing adorns every page, marvellous flashes of poetic insight.’
(Sunday Telegraph)
‘Dunmore’s bleak and beautiful collection ... no-one explores more chillingly the human impulse to stray, push the boundaries and play with fate and survival.’
(Mail on Sunday)
‘This powerful collection of short stories examines family relationships between siblings, lovers, mothers and children ... poignant and disturbing.’
(Express on Sunday)
