R's liked this very much. I think this is delightful Sarah and is rightfully gathering praise as it goes. The naughty twig was genius, very clever and it's littered with such clever ideas. You may find agents worried about who the audience is but I wouldn't be as i read it as an adult and liked i... view book

Literary fiction can often have me reaching for the bookshelf but only to put the book back. it can be tiresome , condecending and up its own arse. This, somehow, is none of those things. I found the writing to be engaging and believable. I often talk about the world the novel creates-- i am not fam... view book

This is really great. I can't add much to the many other reviews on here only to say that like Greg Levin's brilliant book this could only have been written by an American. What's most impressive is that you are able to take the joke and run with it through so many chapters (I read4 ). It doesn't g... view book

Film/LA noir comes to Northern England. It's femme fatals (brilliant line by the way) and watch out for your private dicks; they may just be spared at the expense of your nose. I loved this read. Yes I would buy it and yes I'm bias(ed) but it's still brilliant, hillarious stuff and the transpositio... view book

As an ex head of History in a secondary school I have great admiration for anyone who delves into the genre of historical fiction. Even more so because the one thing I attempted to do when writing my novel was to take the lazy approach and avoid that hideous little word 'research' like the plague. ... view book