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'A real delight to read...such a delicacy of touch...very funny...hugely enjoyable.'
Margaret Forster

'Funny, fast and fresh ...'
Monica Ali

'This is a sublimely funny and clever first novel, and I predict that it won't be long before the extremely talented Carole Cadwalladr is required reading...'
Daily Mail

'A rare treat, delivered with aplomb.'
Sunday Telegraph

'Very funny - and clever.'
Daily Mirror

'Thoughtful and immensely entertaining.'
Observer

Deft, poignant yet savage ... Cadwalladr has real talent.'
Independent on Sunday

'An incisive tale of real feeling.'
Guardian

'Be careful of this book ... it's reading-on-the-escalator stuff.'
Time Out