Telegram Books: Comments on The Man Who Was Loved
'A sensuous blur of exotic imagery and colour, of careening time and beauty. This is a remarkable and compelling story and a breathtaking debut.'
'Elegant ... one of her favourite novelists is F. Scott Fitzgerald ... her prose is just as beautiful... Magical'
- authortrek.com
'MacCauley writes like a profane angel. Sensuous and evocative, 16th century Venice, with its decadent beauty and decay, soon gets under the skin ... this is a novel to savour and not gobble up ... a stunning debut'
- Historical Novels Review
Posted by Nancy on November 30, 2005 01:20 PM to Telegram Books