One of the greatest poets of the twentieth century

When we read her, we enter the classical serenity of a new country

If ever there was a poet whose every scrap of writing should be in print, that poet must be Elizabeth Bishop

I am shocked to hear you quote from so vicious a book. I am sorry to hear you have read it: a confession which no modest lady should ever make

As the voices of Austen, Turgenev and Tolstoy have survived, so will Maxwell's

This characteristically gentle story about a family tragedy lingers long in the memory as does all this master's work

An excellent introduction to his sympathetic, refined and humane art, and is a most moving and impressive artefact in itself

A lovely, heartbreaking book

Rare...exquisite...a cameo-like perfection

Speaks volumes about heroism and the human condition... A taut, page-turning narrative

Ingenious