(Ali is) 'a writer with a keen eye for physical and emotional detail, and a style, mixing the tart with the lyrical which pulls you fast into her chosen world'

(Ali's) 'assured writing and gentle humour are a constant delight'

Compelling, atmospheric and elegantly written

Ali gives us a glimpse into a world that's truly exotic ... brilliantly evocative

Well written and often entertaining .... a perfectly pleasant read

If you're looking for an intelligent holiday read, this has it all

The grace of Ali's words is dazzling

Using luminous, heartfelt language, the award-winning Ali weaves a tapestry of human frailty.

With it's supple prose and acute insights into a wildly mixed bag of characters, Alentejo Blue establishes definitively that Monica Ali is a major literary talent.

Ali writes like a dream. Every so often you stop mid-sentence to admire the prose.

Her craftsmanship is superb and her descriptions rich with quirky, sad, funny and lovely details.

Ali's writing is winning: hypnotic, substantial, warm.

I constantly find myself drooling with admiration at the sublime way Wodehouse plays with the English language

Quite simply, the master of comic writing at work

To pick up a Wodehouse novel is to find oneself in the presence of genius - no writer has ever given me so much pure enjoyment

Compulsory reading for anyone who has a pig, an aunt - or a sense of humour!

P.G. Wodehouse should be prescribed to treat depression. Cheaper, more effective than valium and far, far more addictive

My only problem with Wodehouse is deciding which of his enchanting books to take to my desert island

The Wodehouse wit should be registered at Police HQ as a chemical weapon

Witty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny

The funniest writer ever to put words to paper

The greatest comic writer ever

P.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century

Sublime comic genius

You don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour