Anne Tyler likes to break America's heart, and she will do it again in Saint Maybe

Compulsively readable, realistic, funny, touching

Saint Maybe shows Anne Tyler at the peak of her power - a real slice of middle America, blessed with equal amounts of humour, pathos and compassion that will ensure heartfelt devotion from all her readers

A brilliant writer of emotionally sophisticated novels, funny, tragic, wise

One of the truest writers alive

A complete page-turner. Reminiscent of Kitchen Confidential but with an entirely fresh voice that is a pleasure to read

A brutally funny look at the world of professional cooking. Sometimes the truth is so strange it needs to be sautéed in a pan of fiction

Furiously funny, fast, surreal. The heat and the profanity feel painfully real; the prose, masterfully stylized, definitely the stuff of fiction

Arch comedy ... Dave Eggers channels Anthony Bourdain

Depicts the literal underworld of a restaurant kitchen with wit, vigor, and gleeful, necessary profanity

Wallace is adept at capturing the nuances of the mundane and the ridiculous, while being incredibly funny. 4 stars

A funny, clever novel from the award-winning writer

Chortlesome

A deep story with a consistently grounded humour

Wallace’s observational skills and attention to detail are superb…A hilarious and fresh take on modern life. Brilliantly written. 5 stars

Quietly engrossing… Mesmerising.

It’s both vividly real and curiously fantastical.

[An] evocative novel.

This brilliant, beautiful novel shows us how the “miraculous” can shine.

The details are beautifully drawn

I was dazzled … Characterisation is as ever top notch … this is a marvel … everyone will appreciate the sheer grace and artistry of it.

Tigerman is a truly engaging and original book; for all the nail-biting tension, humour, superheroic deeds and a brilliant twist there is also a deep and honest heart to it ... This is easily one of the best books I've read this year.

With intelligent, witty writing you cannot help but warm to the unlikely and slightly hapless hero in Lester Ferris.

A virtuoso piece of entertainment which hurtles satisfyingly towards its conclusion after delivering a startling, didn’t-see-that-coming sucker-punch of a twist.

Funny, moving and thought-provoking

The key to Harkaway’s writing is the incredibly textured depth and imaginative characterisation. It is one of those books whose character are so rich that by the climax, you feel like they’ve penetrated your reality and you want to keep them close, even after the book is over.

Original and exciting, full of humanity and comedy, Tigerman by Nick Harkaway is a beautiful piece of work

Original, exciting, full of humanity and comedy, Tigerman by Nick Harkaway is a beautiful piece of work.