'Julia O'Faolain has Maupassant's gift for pacing a narrative, its heartbeat now slowing, now accelerating with dramatic suddenness. She also has his coolly ironic way of dissecting human passions and failings [...] a remarkable work, written in a style of steely distinction'
Literary Review

'A highly original work of fiction, urbane, elegant and full of esprit.'
Independent

'Witty and thoughtful.'
TLS

'A vivid and absorbing story, fast-paced and confident of its strong historical flavourings'
Irish Times

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