‘Worldly, witty, enjoyable, impressive’ Doris Lessing

’ Fast-moving, energetic, constantly surprising’ Hilary Mantel

‘There's no one like Maggie Gee when it comes to pointing out the absurdities of the middle classes […] Witty and original’ Times

‘Cunningly constructed and witty […] touchingly funny’ Nick Rennison, Sunday Times

‘Spare, moving prose’ Daily Mail

‘My Driver is an entertaining, droll novel, executed with a lovely, light touch […] Gee's control of tone is supremely artful’ Lionel Shriver, Daily Telegraph

‘Beautifully observed’ Seven, Sunday Telegraph

‘Sparky, funny and terrifically entertaining’ Guardian

‘This is a writer who clearly knows her way through central Africa's alphabet soup of rebel groups, and who also has a clear-eyed grasp pf the scramble for money and power that drives the regions wars. Gee's novel is an admirable success’ Matthew Green, Financial Times

‘Carefully plotted and often funny’ TLS

‘An ornate and witty series of coincidences, cultural misunderstandings and marital squabbles, reminiscent of the magical world of A Midsummer Night's Dream, leads the reader to expect a redemptive resolution. ‘
Independent

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