Author:Stevie Smith,Stevie Smith,James MacGibbon

Stevie Smith was one of the few modern poets to reach a wide general audience. Bizarre, witty, sad, sometimes caustic, her poems impart a zest for life, and reveal her unique eye for the marvels of the ordinary and her deep sensibility to the paradoxical nature of all human emotions.
Blue Heaven... frothy, brilliantly coloured and packing a wicked satiric punch.
—— Los Angeles MagazineBlue Heaven is a hilarious read. Quote me with pleasure.
—— Sir Ian McKellenI adored it, laughing out loud on occasions as I read it at one sitting.
—— The BooksellerJoe Keenan has put the ‘high’ back into high jinks... refreshingly effervescent
—— New York TimesJoe Keenan's first novel plunges headlong into a world of deceit, avarice and violence and it's all a scream - Keenan maintains impressive control over a wonderfully ludicrous plot-packed full of lines that are well worth memorizing - and with a finale that is staggeringly, hilariously contrived.
—— Time OutJoe Keenan has put the 'high' back into high jinks. His send-ups of criminal noveaux riches are biting and dead on - and his dialogue is refreshingly effervescent.
—— New York TimesOne of the funniest writers alive.
—— David LeavittA poignant tale of life, love and loss
—— MirrorTraditional, light-hearted romantic fiction at its best
—— Literary ReviewPoignant and humorous
—— NowA buoyant tale that will have you laughing and crying from start to finish
—— Woman's JournalThe twists and turns in the plot will leave you dizzy
—— New WomanThe story is original and the suspense is skilfully built. An infuriatingly enjoyable feel-good read
—— The ListAn engaging and original plot
—— New Statesman






