Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows * Independent *
Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows * Independent *
Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms * Stylist *
Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms * Stylist *
Beautifully written * Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine *
Beautifully written * Sun on Sunday, Fabulous Magazine *
One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence * Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month) *
One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence * Good Housekeeping (Book of the Month) *
A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time * Irish Examiner *
A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time * Irish Examiner *
Moving... offbeat and memorable * Woman & Home *
Moving... offbeat and memorable * Woman & Home *
A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter -- Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER
A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter -- Patrick Gale, author of A PLACE CALLED WINTER
A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it -- Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER
A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it -- Rosamund Lupton, author of SISTER
Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again -- Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL
Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again -- Tiffany Murray, author of DIAMOND STAR HALO and SUGAR HALL
A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait * Observer *
A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait * Observer *
In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely * The Times *
In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely * The Times *
The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways * Sunday Express, S Magazine *
The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways * Sunday Express, S Magazine *
The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page -- Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE'S HANDBOOK
The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page -- Hannah Beckerman, author of THE DEAD WIFE'S HANDBOOK
A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music -- Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES
A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music -- Emma Hooper, author of ETTA AND OTTO AND RUSSELL AND JAMES
A truly enchanting book * Irish Times *
A truly enchanting book * Irish Times *
A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world * Toronto Star *
A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world * Toronto Star *
She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity * Metro *
She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity * Metro *
The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element * Daily Record *
The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element * Daily Record *
What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book * Mitford Society Summer Reads *
What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book * Mitford Society Summer Reads *
