«Gripping, composed, observant, wonderfully written and extravagantly cruel»

Guardian

«Wilder artfully cranks up the tension, so you don't quite know when you begin to hold your breath. A chilling read»

Oyinkan Braithwaite, author of <i>My Sister, The Serial Killer</i>

«Breathtaking . . . a compelling tale of a woman’s slide into madness, all while living what seems to be the perfect life. Part metaphor for modern life, part lament for the lost wildness of life, this novel demonstrates both writing chops and deeper themes. Wilder is a writer to watch»

Rene Denfeld, author of <i>The Child Finder</i>

«I found it horribly seductive and almost read it through my fingers with a level of recognition and dread. Any mother of young children will recognise the fringes of the feelings evoked by such clear pellucid prose and startling imagery. It's a fantastically visceral and vivid account of the onset of madness set against the backdrop of a polite, middle-class setting: the mundane refracted through the hallucinatory»

Lesley Glaister, author of <i>Little Egypt</i>

«Beautifully written and frighteningly honest, this feverish debut delivers a brave appraisal of a woman's spiral into madness»

Sunday Express