«Exuberant, provocative... her desire that we understand better and think more about our food, how much we waste, how much energy it consumes and how we dispose of it... It is - in the real sense of the word - vital»

David Aaronovitch, The Times

«Hungry City is a sinister real-life sequel to Animal Farm with the plot turned upside down by time in ways even George Orwell could not have foreseen»

Observer

«Lively, wide-ranging, endlessly inquisitive... Hungry City is a smorgasbord of a book: dip into it and you will emerge with something fascinating»

Independent

«Absolutely crammed with eye-opening facts and figures, a hugely readable account of the part we individually play in a global problem. Highly Recommended»

Publishing News

«She can précis her specialist sources briskly, and her own direct research (e.g. a mega kitchen for cooking ready meals) is lively»

Vera Rule, Guardian