Allegory, satire and fairytale rolled into one mighty punch

Brave, and moving

Vital and universal

Few writers can engineer a sentence like NoViolet Bulawayo

Bulawayo is really out-Orwelling Orwell. This is a satire with sharper teeth, angrier, and also very, very funny

Glory revels in the absurd but offers a terrifying vision of political disintegration for readers today

An urgent and engaging meditation on the farce of totalitarianism and the struggle of those who live under it to forge something better

Glory is a witty and moving tribute to the people of Zimbabwe and their history

Bulawayo broaches what it means to fight for democracy and call somewhere home in a timely and imaginative way . . . A memorable, funny and yet serious allegory about a country's plight under tyranny and what individual and collective freedom means in an age of virtual worlds and political soundbites

It delivers, over the course of 400 pages of wordplay and animal magic, a surprisingly warm, intimate and, yes, human feeling

You thought you were getting a novel as good as We Need New Names . . . Glory is even more dazzling . . . Calls to mind other great storytellers such as Herta Müller, Elif Shafak and Zimbabwean compatriot Yvonne Vera

Bulawayo's tale of dictatorship and oppression explores the exaltation and downfall of a would-be savior

Robert Mugabe is there in all but name in this striking allegory - an Animal Farm that shows how narratives of liberation and self-determination curdle under a dictator's power

Based loosely on the events following former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's 2017 fall from power, the various dazzling voices of this novel will draw you deep into its ambitious and mystifying heart

Bulawayo keenly displays the perspectives of political players and the civilians who bear the brunt of their violence. With satire that feels necessary and urgent, Bulawayo brings clarity to a murky political morass

From the author of We Need New Names, and inspired by the fall of Robert Mugabe, a parable of oppression and revolution told through the animal kingdom

Genius

Bulawayo says that, while writing non-fiction about the coup, she found herself constantly returning to George Orwell's Animal Farm . . . In Zimbabwe, where people are ascribed a totem from birth, usually an animal, the device works perfectly

The world play dazzles

Glory is a witty and moving tribute to the people of Zimbabwe and their history

She writes in exuberant, looping sentences and wittily experiments with form, incorporating elements of social media... an urgent and engaging meditation on the farce of totalitarianism and the struggle of those who live under it to forge something better

A story which, bravely, speaks truth to power

NoViolet Bulawayo speaks truth to power with verve, employing her own lexicon and memorably vivid, often hilarious imagery

This Booker-nominated tale is the uplifting and original book you're looking for.

I find NoViolet Bulawayo's writing profoundly salient and her novel Glory is a masterpiece for our times. Gripping and exhilarating

A powerful satire of political corruption... With its vivid storytelling and biting caricatures...Glory is a scathing and uproarious rebuke to tyranny

Rigorously intelligent, quietly funny and very precise about words

A beautifully observed portrait of one woman’s quiet quest for identity and purpose

Clock Dance is moving, funny acute… This is a beautifully structured work of fiction, full of narrative tension, which moves towards a fine diminuendo, followed by a crisis of possibility

A lovely novel following the author’s usual theme of hope and regret, renewal and contentment

Tyler has the ability to bring character to life in just a few sentences

Characters pulse with lifelikeness. The tone flickers between humorous relish and sardonic shrewdness. Dialogue crackles with authenticity… Clock Dance is a warmly appealing tale of timely recuperation

Anne Tyler’s astute new novel Clock Dance is fuelled by kindness, kindness that begins tentatively with false starts and blind spots and grows into the extravagant all-encompassing sort

I loved Clock Dance

Expect nuance and laser-eyed perception here, from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author

Warmly appealing and sharply observant...combines comic relish with psychological and social shrewdness. Characters pulse with lifelikeness. Dialogue crackles with authenticity. Changes brought about by time are fascinatedly and fascinatingly observed

A moving, often spiky study of relationships and the far-reaching effects of trauma

A thought-provoking story that resonates with emotional depth

Indefatigable and formidable, Elizabeth pushes the bounds of how women and their work are perceived in this thoroughly engaging debut novel

A kicky debut, this book tackles feminism, resilience, and rationalism in a fun and refreshing way

Every bit as brilliant as everyone is saying. Funny, clever, full of heart and wonderful characters. I loved it

Unforgettable ... Elizabeth Zott is intelligent, fearless, determined and utterly inspiring

An absolute delight. Zott is a cracking protagonist - strikingly single-minded, socially awkward, fiercely determined to forge her own path

Witty, fast-paced and unabashedly amusing' Lessons in Chemistry is 'written with charm, verve and piercing insight ... a future classic

The best book I've read recently. I loved it

I loved it. You don't want to finish it. You don't want to put it down. It's wonderful to hear a voice that has total honesty and clarity. I love that Elizabeth Zott is funny and hasn't got a clue that she's funny

I loved everything about it. There were so many things I could relate to

i couldn't put it down. It was so easy to read: hilarious, heartfelt. With all of the issues that we are still dealing with right now. Heartbreaking and heartwarming in equal measure

Laugh-aloud funny, witty and provocative, LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY recreates the rampant sexism of America just before Betty Friedan's THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE and the bonfire of the bras

A funny, big-hearted read

I adored this confident, witty portrait of an unforgettable woman and her time

One of the smartest and funniest novels to appear this year

We guarantee you will love this charming debut

This smart, uproarious, emotional page-turner...has been the year's runaway hit. Rightly so

Irresistible, a gorgeous tribute to resilience and the many types of love that sustain us

Sharp and deliciously readable. Brings bite as well as charm to the tale of a super-rational scientist navigating sexism in early 60s America.

The idiosyncratic wit of this year's blockbuster debut is instantly appealing, but it's also a narrative with real bite. Uplifting and irresistibly zany

I fell for Elizabeth Zott immediately. A wonderfully entertaining and empowering read

A wonderful novel - polished, pacy, funny, witty, warm, life-affirming, and thought-provoking

Witty and sometimes hilarious. The CATCH-22 of early feminism

Enchanting, clever, funny and packed with deeply engaging characters. I still think about it a lot

As with all the best stories, there is a timelessness to this book. One senses it will be read in ten or twenty years' time

Biting and cheering in exactly the right measure

The TV cook bit hooked me right in and it did not disappoint. This book is Charming, witty and clever