The essays here are welcoming, informative, readable, lucid, plain, purged of jargon... Coetzee is a critic of unbiddable integrity

Literary criticism of the highest order...will be read and valued by anyone interested in the inner workings of literature for decades to come

Fascinating...an impeccable stylist

Fans will relish his precise, restrained style of literary criticism...communicating Coetzee's passion for literature

Coetzee the critic is every bit as good as Coetzee the novelist.

The chaotic tale of the hapless Lucy will strike a chord with any woman who hasn't quite mastered the art of being a domestic goddess

An hilarious read

Perfect for failed domestic goddesses everywhere

Smart, funny, and well-observed...a must read for any woman who loves to laugh at the often unintentional humor in domestic life

The latest literary sensation

Neill bucks the chick-lit trend with prose that's clever and endearing, and frazzled parents will love the way she nails the sticky, hair-pulling mania of domestic life

A deftly executed domestic comedy

Hilarious . . . Plays with the chaos and comedy of 30-something metropolitan maternity and brings it to an unexpectedly moving conclusion