The novel seeks to explore the nature of reality and creativity, the alienations of art, the evolution of literature to its present self-conscious phase, the relationship between the sexes, and much more

The only writer in English who has the power, range, knowledge, and wisdom of Tolstoy or James

John Fowles is an artist of great imaginative power

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