A novel of sensuous prose, sodden landscapes and loopy couplings

Strewn with bewitching kisses, sexual ambiguity and infatuations that take hold during dreams... Written with a light confident touch, and exquisite pacing

A light and delightful debut: a novel of love and infatuation in the English countryside. Nicely packaged and perfect for summer

The dextrous shifting between the plausible and implausible, is what gives The Madness of Love its hallucinatory quality; its texture of changeable taffeta

This is a romp with many of the staples of Sharpe's bestselling comedy

a vicious social satire, heavily seasoned with outrageous farce and ebullient comedy. Yes, it's always a pleasure to welcome a new novel by one of the world's funniest writers.

Part of the pleasure of reading Tom Sharpe lies in his cheerful penchant for anachronism and whimsy.

[a] rollicking plot

The funniest novel writing today

Every single one of her books is a great read

Staggeringly brilliant, literally unputdownable

Keeps you guessing until the very end - perfect summer read

Moriarty writes vividly, wittily and wickedly

The writing is beautiful: sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always compelling

Like drinking a pink cosmo laced with arsenic . . . a fun, engaging and sometimes disturbing read

Riveting drama packed with suspense and secrets

Wise, honest, beautifully observed. One of the few writers I'll drop anything for

Straight-from-life characters, knife-sharp insight and almost unbearable suspense will have you racing through it

Perfect

A hell of a good book. Funny and scary

A cracking story cleverly told

Fascinating and compassionate