Author:John Wyndham
Matthew's parents are worried. At eleven, he's much too old to have an imaginary friend, yet they find him talking to and arguing with a presence that even he admits is not physically there. This presence - Chocky - causes Matthew to ask difficult questions and say startling things: he speaks of complex mathematics and mocks human progress. Then, when Matthew does something incredible, it seems there is more than the imaginary about Chocky. Which is when others become interested and ask questions of their own: who is Chocky? And what could it want with an eleven-year-old boy?
A story of innocence and alien contact, Chocky is a sinister tale of manipulation and experimentation from afar.
Utterly compelling... On this form, Morrison is one of the finest novelists around
—— The TimesA transatlantic romance is brilliantly stretched to breaking point. But after a passionate week together, just how well do Tom and Meg know each other? Secrets and lies mount on two continents, as a face-to-face confrontation inevitably looms
—— Daily MirrorMorrison is on the button
—— IndependentMorrison strives to tell a new kind of love story sensitive to modern anxieties
—— Sunday HeraldThe absorption of two lovers can make the reader feel like a gooseberry, but Morrison leaves you aching for their reunion
—— ArenaCorporate filmmaker Tom and a script doctor Meg have a week long affair when he visits New York. They want it to continue but he has to go home to Scotland and his son...will the distance and their weaknesses sink their romance before its begun?
—— Colin Waters , The Sunday HeraldGrimly, intelligently comic as if written by an Asian Joseph Heller
—— Daily TelegraphIf this rich stew of disparate ingredients puts you in mind of Salman Rushdie, you wouldn't be far from the truth. His work, along with that of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Joseph Heller, is a low-key but persistent influence
—— Sunday TimesAn exciting, accomplished new literary voice
—— Irish TimesA very funny satire-cum-thriller
—— Sally Cousins , Sunday Telegraph SevenSomewhere in mid-air between Waugh and Rushdie (with an shade of Catch 22 hovering near by) this tremendous novel makes a tragicomic weather all its own
—— Boyd Tonkin , The IndependentJustly Booker longlisted last year, this debut is a dazzling one-off
—— Hermione Eyre , The ObserverProvocative and comic debut.
—— The TimesA true touch of originality ... showcases a promising new talent.
—— Colin Waters , Sunday HeraldDry, droll and insightful
—— The IndependentBodice-ripping romp through the West
—— TimesMissy by Strong and memorable female characters throughout this enjoyable novel
—— http://meandmybigmouth.typepad.com/scottpackWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
—— Arabella WeirThe funniest writer ever to put words to paper
—— Hugh LaurieThe greatest comic writer ever
—— Douglas AdamsP.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
—— Sebastian FaulksSublime comic genius
—— Ben Elton