'A masterful novel' Melvyn Bragg. * Melvyn Bragg *
''a moral fable for our time, sharp in its analysis of our failure of emotions and our diffidence and self-serving ... a novel of lasting importance' Carlisle News and Star. * Carlisle News and Star *
'A peculiar, brilliant novel; the ending is extraordinary' Saga.
'As a work of art this novel is stylish and confidently framed - a compelling composition' Writer's Hub.
* Writer's Hub *
'A strange, brilliant work' Kazuo Ishiguro. * Kazuo Ishiguro *
'An enigmatic novel that transports the reader somewhere unexpected' New Books Magazine. * New Books Magazine *
'an extra layer of deviousness' DJ Taylor, Independent.
'intriguing' Big Issue.
'If I was a Booker judge, I'd put this on the longlist' Farm Lane Books.
* Farm Lane Books *
'Burns captures the photographer's obsession with form and light quite brilliantly and the story gets appealingly strange and dark ... technically it's a very fine piece of writing' Bookbag. * Bookbag *
'Burns' description of the intricate and delicate sword play of seduction is suspenseful and compelling' Red Online. * Red Online *
Engrossing, dense and unsettling, Burns's quiet horror is ingenious' Monocle magazine. * Monocle magazine *
It is unusual to see characters in such a clear, unrelenting light, with no airbrushing, and the casual cruelty of human relationships, is artfully and unflinchingly depicted' TLS. * TLS *
''The crisis is beautifully set up, in a pattern of imagery that both advances the plot and functions in its own right, with a control and cumulative power that make the novel compelling' Fiction Uncovered. * Fiction Uncovered *
