Deserves to take its place with The Diary of Anne Frank on school reading lists... a brave, inspiring story

a haunting book

Really excellent... one of those books that you must read... one of the most astonishing stories I have ever read... a truly inspirational life story

It is a book which lingers... an epic to match any heroic saga ... a poignant and exhilirating portrait

Bear is someone who truly grabs life with both hands.

At the intersection of great adventure and deep compassion waiting with open arms (and perhaps some goat brain to snack on) is Bear Grylls.

Bear is mad, bad and dangerous. But I love him!

Hanging with Bear is not for the faint of heart.

Men don't come much tougher than daredevil climber and adventurer, Bear Grylls

Confident about climbing mountains, wrestling alligators and challenging the wilderness to do its venomous worst...

Grylls combines derring-do with an easy on-screen personality. He is unafraid to entertain.

(This) adventurer is an extraordinary man.

[The Rodfather] might be the funniest book written since Roddy Doyle's The Van . . . There's a laugh on every page

An inspiring ode to nature and humanity

Well worth a read

Remarkable . . . An adventure memoir with a vulnerable heart, this is a winning book because it really humanises men's mental health struggles and acts as an inspirational guide to understanding yourself by reaching out into the world

His story is an inspiration

By simply telling his inspirational story, Jake has become a mental health warrior; I never tire of his wisdom, and cannot wait to read [his book]!

A chillingly vivid thriller in a fantastic setting - you can almost feel the icy Alpine wind on your face as you turn the pages.

A tense page-turner.

One of the most eagerly awaited debuts of the year.

The nail-biting suspense and spooky atmosphere of Sarah Pearse's thrilling debut novel kept me reading until late in the night. I loved Sarah's masterful descriptions of the Alpine setting, the creepy history of the hotel, and the growing sense of danger as the hapless characters are cut off from the outside world by a massive storm . . . just as the realisation dawns that a deranged killer is on the loose.

Tense, claustrophobic and chilling in every sense of the word.

Dark and suspenseful - I had shivers running down my spine as I read this chilling thriller.

An addictive, creepy and twisting read. The perfect gothic story for a cold February night.

An eerie, atmospheric novel that had me completely on the edge of my seat.

[A] menacing, creepy debut [...] There are echoes of Hitchcock and du Maurier, but Pearse has her own distinctive, emotional voice - one to be admired.

Tense, chilling and full of surprises.

Locked-room mysteries a la Agatha Christie are proving to be very popular right now, and this one doesn't disappoint.

This atmospheric chiller has a few shocks up its sleeve.

A mix of whodunnit and psychological thriller with hints of horror, this fine debut [...] is smartly structured and often powerful.

Spooky, chilling and claustrophobic.

This impressive debut is a twist on the classic locked-room mystery in a wonderfully eerie Gothic setting. Its sharp prose builds suspense through a series of twists that will send an Alpine chill up your spine, building to an unpredictable finale. This clever, compelling thriller deserves to be a bestseller and marks out Sarah Pearse as one to watch.

Want a book that's going to leave you chilled to the bone? This is it!

Sarah Pearse's chilling debut is making waves. The Sanatorium certainly has an eerie, cinematic appeal [...] With whispers of The Shining in setting and The Girl on the Train in pace.

I absolutely loved The Sanatorium - it gave me all the wintry thrills and chills. It was just wonderful.

Genuinely scary and deliciously atmospheric, and one of the best books of 2021, this international bestseller is guaranteed to give you goosebumps.

What a page-turner! Like Agatha Christie crossed with Scandi noir, and doing with Swiss mountains what Jane Harper books do with the Australian outback. Loved it, and can't wait for the next Elin book!