‘A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, FUNNY, MOVING, LIFE-AFFIRMING PIECE OF WONDER’

– Julie Hesmondhalgh

‘IN AN OVER-CONNECTED WORLD, A CRISP, BEGUILING VOICE OBSERVES CHAOS – AND CONJURES MIRACLES. ELLIOTT IS AN INSPIRED OBSERVER – FRESH, WRY AND TRUE’

– Liz Jensen

‘THE WRITING’S EXCEPTIONAL. IT’S WONDERFUL. DARK, SO OFTEN PAINFUL – A STORY OF SUCH DEPTH, BEAUTY AND RIGOUR … OH, AND FUNNY’

– Sarah Winman

‘I WAS DELIGHTED AND SURPRISED BY THIS TEXTURED, FASCINATING AND MOST MOVING BOOK’

– Chris Ware

‘I LOVED THIS. I READ IT IN A DAY. IT IS VIBRANT AND GLORIOUS, FULL OF LIFE AND COLOUR AND PAIN AND LOVE’

– Julie Cohen