'Theobald skilfully sieves beauty from the unlikeliest surroundings ... Rather like Mo, powerless in Billie s seductive gaze, you find yourself drawn powerfully to Trix s surprisingly black heart Theobald s own distinctive siren call at work - The Times
Fiercely sexy and highly intelligent, I couldn't put it down. - Sharon Walker, Harpers and Queen
[A] lovingly detailed ode to food, foreigners and lesbian sex ... Theobald has a ringing authorial voice, determined to make herself understood ... she is an effortless, natural poet. - Helen Falconer, Guardian
Theobald is endlessly funny and knowledgeable about the outer reaches of desire. - Esquire
Her observations [are] full of sharp, clear details about America and its people so portrayals which could grate with corn-pone white-trash cliche are real and fleshed-out, rather than what shallow people who live in cool neighbourhoods consider affecting one of the best populist novels you ll read all year. - i-D magazine
Theobald has a journalist s eye for detail, and her descriptions of small-town America, with its roach-infested motels and world-weary waitresses are convincing. - Marie Claire
