Shipwreck, survival... a spirited battle... a splendid yarn

One of our foremost writers of naval fiction

A rich novel of ideas about faith, Scotland and the ways in which fictions shape our lives

Artful and lyrical . . . you are under the influence of a master storyteller . . . this book promises to become a Scottish masterpiece

Extraordinary . . . combines a luminous delicacy of observation with raw emotional power to haunting effect

Vivid and exciting . . . Dunmore creates a beautiful sense of stillness . . . she conveys a passion for Finland's icy landscape

Beautifully written . . . a story about us all

A very human and profoundly moving introduction to one of the darkest moments in history.

Seven Lies...has a way of enlarging the spirit and refreshing the mind far more comprehensively than many books with twice its 200 pages

[T]his seems to be an artful evocation of the effect of totalitarianism on the individual. But if this sounds drably psychological, I am doing the novel a disservice: it is short, intense, powerful and superbly crafted

Intricately plotted and structured, its prose both elegant and poised, Seven Lies could be read as a fable about the political and spiritual corruption endemic in a totalitarian state. It is, however, very much concerned with the human cost of deception and betrayal

A brilliant and darkly funny tale of politics and paranoia

A must-read for empty nesters ... this is Trollope at her most poignant