Author:Per Petterson,Anne Born
In the bitter cold of Danish Jutland, where the sea freezes over and the Nazis have yet to invade, a young girl dreams of one day going on a great journey to Siberia, while her beloved brother Jesper yearns for the warmer climes of Morocco. Their home, with a pious mother who sings hymns all day and a silent father, is as cold as their surroundings. But the unshakeable bond between brother and sister creates a vital warmth which glows in spite of the chill and the dark clouds that threaten to overtake their dreams.
A compassionate, moving but clear-eyed view of family relationships... Overwhelming emotional power
—— IndependentOne of the past decade's most moving novels
—— GuardianBeautifully written....wistfully sad... Petterson is a writer of great talent and originality
—— ScotsmanThe past and present collide almost violently, and it all sneaks up on you in a way that makes you catch your breath
—— New YorkerA stunning introduction to a writer
—— Washington PostBeautifully written
—— ObserverSusan Hill is a wonderful writer... Mrs de Winter is magnificently atmospheric, with everything kept on the brink of the occult - revenants, haunted houses, gothic storms... Mrs de Winter doesn't only live up to Rebecca, in terms of strangeness and spooky lyricism Hill surpasses it
—— Roger Lewis , The TimesWodicka is assured and original, and his wry and subtle prose is a pleasure throughout. Burt is a pathetic, frustrating and sympathetic creation, heartbroken and heartbreaking as he struggles to pull himself together for his children.
—— ObserverWodicka is original and writes an efficient, precise prose
—— Irish TimesA wonderfully memorable protagonist... and an arresting narrative that manages to combine both tragedy and hilarity
—— The BooksellerFunny... accomplished
—— Kamran Nazeer , ProspectBoy is it fun to read All Shall Be Well...Traveling through Eastern Europe with Burt Hecker, aka Eckbert Attquiet, medieval re-enactor and mead-addled father, is a little like heading south with Charles Portis' Ray Midge or being holed up in the campgrounds with Nabokov's Charles Kinbote - uproarious, wholly odd, wonderfully rendered
—— Joshua FerrisAn astonishing, beautiful book. It's comic and compassionate, assured in tone and richly poetic. Best of all, it's so original, unfolding in brilliantly unexpected and entertaining ways. Easily among the very best novels - never mind debuts - that I've read in years.
—— Peter Hobbs, author of The Short Day Dying and I Could Ride All Day in My Cold Blue TrainQuite simply, the master of comic writing at work
—— Jane MooreTo pick up a Wodehouse novel is to find oneself in the presence of genius - no writer has ever given me so much pure enjoyment
—— John Julius NorwichCompulsory reading for anyone who has a pig, an aunt - or a sense of humour!
—— Lindsey DavisThe Wodehouse wit should be registered at Police HQ as a chemical weapon
—— Kathy LetteWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
—— Arabella WeirThe funniest writer ever to put words to paper
—— Hugh LaurieThe greatest comic writer ever
—— Douglas AdamsP.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
—— Sebastian FaulksSublime comic genius
—— Ben Elton
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