Review
'A compulsive page turner . . . dark and playful'
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Thelondonpaper Thelondonpaper'Beneath the foam of this exuberant debut is a dark, strong drink' --
Jonathan Franzen'Donna Tartt goes postmodern ... Sharp, snappy fun for the literary-minded' --
KirkusBrilliant . . . guaranteed to join the ranks of 'The Secret
History' and 'Virgin Suicides' as a cult hit and instant classic' --
Sunday TelegraphExhilarating synthesis of the classic and the modern, frivolity and fate . . . This skylarking book will leave readers salivating for more' --
New York Times Book ReviewSupremely inspired
a whirling, glittering, multifaceted marvel, delivered in an irrepressibly smart and flamboyant new voice
required reading --
New York TimesTriumphant. A supremely inspired, dazzling, wildly dynamic,
whirling, glittering, multifaceted marvel, delivered in an irrepressibly
smart and flamboyant new voice --
ScotsmanUndoubtedly one of the most impressive debut novels I have ever
read --
Independent on SundayWitty and exuberant . . . places the author alongside young, eclectic talents like Dave Eggers, Jonathan Safran Foer and Zadie Smith --
Vogue[It] made me stay up all night reading . . . reminded me of my lost, bad-girl days. I loved this book --
Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife
About the Author
Marisha Pessl was born in 1977 and lives in New York. This is her first novel.