"A giddy cocktail of horror and gleeful anticipation." –Kathryn Harrison, The New York Times
"Mantel's writing is so exact and brilliant that, in itself, it seems an act of survival, even redemption. . . . Mantel is unflinching, and I like her that way." –
Joan Acocella, The New Yorker "Readers will surely be seduced by her sharp humor, reminiscent of Muriel Spark or Edna O'Brien, and her nail-biting narration. . . .Wrapped in the brisk plotting of a suspense thriller, a la Graham Greene." –
Charlotte Innes, Los Angeles Times Book Review "Mantel is without peer in her generation." –
Janice Nimura, San Francisco Chronicle "Hysterical, the dialogue is spot-on. . . . Muriel and her ma are cunning creations." –
Margaret Foster "Strange . . . rather mad . . . extremely funny . . . reminded me of the early Muriel Spark." –
Auberon Waugh
