A story of love, loss and survival ... the reader is left with a sense of fulfilment and optimism * School Librarian *
An unusual, beautifully written and compelling novel with real substance and an uplifting conclusion * The Northern Echo *
A most unusual pleasure ... poetic and philosophical * The Sunday Times *
From the first sentence of this enchanting, moving tale, you know this is an author with a very captivating voice indeed. * The Guardian *
Best of all, this is a story that conveys both the beauty and glamour of the dance and also the sacrifices you have to make for its sake. Very importantly too, it's a book about the power of love. The touching relationship between Clair-de-Lune and her little mouse friend makes a tale (pun intended) that will move even the youngest reader. * The Guardian *
Golds writes with a profound sympathy for lonely, sensitive children that I have come across only in Joan Aitken's The Wolves of Willoughby Chase and Elizabeth Goudge's The Little White Horse. * The Times *
A most unusual pleasure is Clair de Lune, the poetic and philosophical story of the 12-year-old ballet dancer whose mother died on stage of a broken heart. She is lonely and mute, but encounters with a talking mouse and a wise monk help her to understand big truths about love and freedom and sacrifice. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Fresh, unusual, inventive, in fact wholly original...This is a truly modern day fairy tale about love...Perfect. * The Guardian *
The best ballet book I've read for years. * The Times *
