Tartly funny, emotionally engrossing and headily intelligent

A formidable feast of a book... A. S. Byatt can use her extraordinary mind to probe passional conflicts more hair-raisingly well than any thriller-writer

In this exuberant and vastly ambitious novel, A. S. Byatt has made both an intellectual chronicle and an intimate history... This book is about the life of art and the art of living, and its prose is charged with powerful images

A remarkable book, of exceptional gravity and serious charm... it balances an acute sense of the values of art and intellect with an imaginative sympathy. Its ambition is almost unique in the English novel

Sly and funny. A deeply pleasurable page-turner

It is Lurie, not Updike whom people will one day read to discover what our life and times were really like. Dazzling intelligent, witty, perceptive and engaging, she is not to be missed

Lurie is the reigning queen of a certain kind of academic comedy... Truth & Consequences is a deeply pleasurable page-turner

Lurie's entertaining novel charts these symmetrical relationships with subtlety and compassion, and thoughtfully examines the balance of power between those who give and require care

Lurie expertly maps the downward marital slope: the slow falling out of love, the undignified transformations of middle age, the interplay of eros and hypochondria... The author's satirical gifts are undiminished

A story of modern love that will have readers laughing and sighing with recognition... A wry, insightful, thoroughly enjoyable tale about how men and women choose their demons and their lovers, and the sacrifices they're willing to make for both

Delightful... Her characters are, as always, wonderfully imperfect

Dog Days is a beautiful novel, filled with poignancy and humour. Ericka Waller looks closely at life with all its ghosts and new beginnings, finding glitter in the dark and hope where there is healing.

A beautifully written book... it's very hard to believe it's a debut novel. Ericka Waller peels back the layers of life and delves deep into the highs and lows of mental health, of loss, and of love.'

This was such an emotional read and the perfect mix of humour and heartache

Both joyful and heartbreaking

Deftly drawn... a warm debut about loss, healing and making new connections

We loved this heartwarming story

Weaves together tales of man's best friend helping in the darkest days

Waller's tormented, endearing and intriguing characters cross paths as they walk dogs on the Sussex Downs in a bittersweet, touching novel of waggy tails, wet noses and tear-filled eyes.

A charming novel that focuses on the healing properties of man and woman's best friend

Waller has a lyrical way of weaving words that perfectly encapsulates a feeling or thought ... Funny, sad and reassuringly sage, Dog Days is a story of humanity, family and life.

A glorious read full of love and humour

Combines two total opposites - sorrow and joy. The way Waller makes the two work together is outstanding

A charming novel that focusses on the healing powers of man and woman's best friend

With its tightly plotted twists Dog Days is an exhilarating, at times even vertiginous ride... The mix of human passion and canine good sense works triumphantly..

'A tender, complicated novel of love, loss and self-discovery.'

An emotional tour-de-force that will leave you with the whole-hearted understanding that dogs really do bring people (even the most unlikely of us) together.