A master class in interlocking character sketches, and a fable on the themes of sex, death and writing pitched somewhere between the fictional universes of JM Coetzee and Milan Kundera

Delightful...a meditation, on the art of writing, the relationship between literature and life, between life and death...the work of a master. A book you are likely to return to

Oz writes with fluency and a sly humour

A playful and meditative examination of old age, literary posterity and the juxtaposition between literature and real life

Beautifully balanced between humour and sorrow

In this slim yet weighty new novel, Oz explores the sparring between reality and fantasy, shedding light on the mysterious inner workings of the creative process itself, as if presenting an X-ray of an author's mind at work

Read this book. When you are done, read it again. Each time you'll find something different, I promise

Leveritt is adept at capturing the strange atmosphere of post-war Sarajevo...an ambitious attempt to capture the peculiar flavour of a forgotten country, a forgotten war

Lawrence Hill's hugely impressive historical work is completely engrossing and deserves a wide, international readership

A powerful indictment of the way in which so many innocent victims were robbed of everything dear to them

An unforgettably vivid picture of the Atlantic slave trade... a remarkable achievement, which deservedly won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize

A masterpiece, daring and impressive in its geographic, historical and human reach, convincing in its narrative art and detail

Aminata is a heroic figure... you can never forget this character. She embeds herself in your heart