Extremely absorbing, moving and compassionate portrayal of ordinary human beings exhibiting extraordinary courage in challenging circumstances...If Campbell writes more novels, I'll certainly read them...

Campbell knows his business, which is telling well-paced and compelling stories; the novel succeeds because of the clarity with which his reporter's prose evokes the torments of a depressive on a downward curve

An emotionally engaging and thought provoking book

Eloquent and touching... A triumphant exploration of the imperfection of heroism

Campbell's debut novel oozes compassion and humanity...An engaging and occasionally touching tale ... Campbell has succeeded in producing a most vivid portrait of the darkness of mental illness

Campbell has written a highly sensitive novel ... A moving account of people's suffering and search for help

An extraordinarily open and brave novel about weakness. Or, more accurately, humility...its power comes from a clearly articulated insight into the darker workings of the human mind and the complex nature of mental health...

Riveting ... I'd rate this novel a landslide victory

[American Pastoral] is gorgeously written with passages of breathtaking beauty filled with wisdom and pathos

A simple beautiful ending to a deeply sombre book

There is enough plot for several novels here (enough sex for dozens), all vividly conveyed in the author's excitable style... Her many fans will not be disappointed

Harris does it again with this brilliantly told tale.

Voluptuous helpings of magic, mystery, love and, of course, mouthwatering discriptions of her favourite chocolates, combine to make a rich, satisfying story that should keep you riveted to your sun lounger page after page

The Lollipop Shoes is a sensory fantasy, Harris writes with an original and satisfying poetic flair.

...the magic still enchants

...a sumptuous treat.

...a sensory fantasy, Harris writes with an original and satisfying poetic flair. Harris is a delicious treat.

This novel has the richness of the best quality dark chocolate.

Sparkling black comedy

Pearson is a hilarious author who captures the guilt and the exhaustion of the working mother's life perfectly

It's the incisive details and Pearson's vivid writing that propel the story

Smart book...great fun

Pearson is insightful, witty and full of fun

Wonderfully warm, witty and intelligent

A Bible for the working woman

Her social observation is unerringly accurate...so beautifully written that it brought tears to my eyes, as well as a wry smile

Pearson...to write a novel...that has already sold a gazillion copies and is going to become a film. Hats off to you, madam!

She will...make you laugh

Pearson...has made it all fresh again

Entertaining, compulsively readable, and brilliantly written

Hilarious and...poignant

This terrific novel is alternately hilarious and sad

It may change your life

Pearson is a very witty and moving writer. Her prose is spare and skilful...waspish truisms and spot-on social observations

Intelligent, witty and of-the-moment, it mixes sassy, brittle perceptions with barefaced sentimentality

Brilliantly captures and defines the mood of the moment...sparkling wit and razor sharp insights

Sharply observed and frequently funny