Rooney writes beautifully

A breathtaking, uplifting novel

It's a fine, funny, unfussy novel that pays overdue tribute to those magnificent women in their flying machines

A big-hearted paean to the adventure of discovering love ... Rooney's lightness of touch imbues her characters with poignancy and humour. Yet it's her ability to capture the ecstasy and fear of falling in love and rising to its expectations that makes this such a joy

As effortlessly as Proust or Forster, she incorporates unexpected aperçus

A fun read, the novel's charm lies in its quirky humour

This is poignant, quirky and delightfully original

Confirms that she's a writer to watch

A delightful tale

This is an assured second novel - and wonderful company for that long-overdue summer trip

Imaginative and transporting, but entirely unfussy and unsentimental, the novel is written with a glint in the eye that gives it that extra bit of wind beneath its wings

Wilson has done his research impeccably and he writes superbly well