Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it

The author unleashes her comic talents to the full

Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read.

A comic delight . . . sparkling entertainment

One of the funniest, most subversive novelists writing today

A witty tale in which the author exposes the readers to a host of delightful characters

Many books are advertised as being funny but few live up to the hype . . . The Lovers of Pound Hill is genuinely witty and very, very clever . . . satire at its best.

Compulsively readable

Hilarious yet poignant

Warm, witty and wise

Classy, wonderfully gossipy and breathless

We defy you not to get caught up in Alliott's life-changing tale

Pick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness

A haunting story peopled with characters you care about

Lyrical . . . Stedman’s debut signals a career certain to deliver future treasures

Stunning and memorable

Heart-wrenching

Exquisite

Delicate and imaginative . . . beautifully written . . . deserves every single bit of its success

Like a lighthouse, [The Light Between Oceans] shines a light in dark places, and its emotional resonance will stay with you for days

A thought-provoking debut novel . . . this beautifully delineated tale of love and loss, right and wrong, and what we will do for the happiness of those most dear to us, is moving without being maudlin

An extraordinary and heart-rending book about good people, tragic decisions, and the beauty found in each of them

Mesmerising...the sheer passion and poetry of Stedman's prose carries us on a wave of emotion and heartbreak.

The Light Between Oceans unfurls in small acts, at first feeling slight to touch, then building in emotional substance. Into the spaces between words, Stedman breathes an anxiety and pulsating intensity that roils with the ocean and the lighthouse beacon.

Pick of the month: The memorable and moving tale of one couple’s search for happiness

A description of the extraordinary, sustaining power of a marriage to bind two people together in love, through the most emotionally harrowing circumstances.

The characters are beautifully drawn...A completely unique read. ****

Book of the Week. Critics are buzzing about The Light Between Oceans, the gripping debut from M L Stedman.