I responded to it because it respected the fact that children can be adults

You'll find yourself seduced by the quiet power of the Welshman's prose, the subtlety of his narrative technique, with its onion-skin layers of meaning, sympathy and revelation

Touching, humorous and poetic

Brook's debut is one of quiet miracles... implictly in the marvellous way he is able to convince us of the power of faith

The accomplished patterns and Brook's easy style form a readable and poetic first novel

Subtle and sublime. Brook's novel is far out of the ordinary run...

As fresh as spring water

The ambiguous and tantalizing ending to this original and exciting story signals a sequel.