«An uncommonly high talent. The people are 'real' enough to leave footprints right across the page»

Guardian

«He emerges with stature at the end of his convincing contemporary novel on 'the way we live now' ... the book shows range and vision ... Bragg knows about the nuances of dialogue which differentiate character and can maintain nice dramatic irony»

New Statesman

«Mr Bragg is one of the few British writers of talent with the courage to tackle an ambitious, panoramic novel»

Daily Telegraph