"The cover says it's sold 1,000,000 + copies - so it shouldn't have been unexpected! But any book that grips the reader (this reader) so forcefully, and has such strong characters is a delight."
"Recommended by a friend. The writer was not previously known to me - but what a cracking good read. Intelligent thriller with believeable characters - far more plausible than most."
"What an amazing act of ventriloquism. Rose Tremain gets right inside the head of the lecherous Robert Merivel. A wonderful book. Funny and moving and evocative."
