"A charming comedy of eros . . . A ride that, despite the bumps and curves in the road, never feels anything less than jaunty." –
Los Angeles Times "Lewycka is a writer with a fundamentally optimistic vision of the future and a healthy curiosity about the past." –
Chicago Tribune "Charming, poignantly funny." –
The Washington Post Book World "It's rare to find a first novel that gets so much right . . . Lewycka is a seriously talented comic writer"–
Time Out (London) "Intelligent, lively, well written and compassionate" ―
Financial Times "Ploughs a rich comic furrow"
― Daily Telegraph (London) "A clever, touching story"
― Economist "Delightful, funny, touching" -
- Spectator (London)