Davies charts the steady draining of their lives as heroin grips their systems with engrossing conviction...very accomplished

Addictive...hard to put down

Elegant and engrossing, this is a gently funny and touching portrait of the complex path life can take

Deeply comical, essentially kind-hearted, wonderfully written and seasoned with a rare wisdon

Witty and astute

Unputdownable

The author's exhaustive research has the same ability as Sarah Waters to vividly bring to life a particular period in history.

An engrossing novel

She represents historical research as exciting, romantic and as offering personal catharsis.

Riotously high in laughs and glamour. I defy a festive grump not to be cheered by it

Fast-paced and funny

Influenced by magical realism and the cool prose of modernism, first-time author Chloe Aridjis takes the best from each