A Partisan's Daughter

A triumph - a finely executed little masterpiece

Daily Mirror

It's a glory...intensely moving...It's a wise and moving novel, perfectly accomplished. It shows that no life is ordinary. It shines fresh light on the nature of love

Guardian

Sublimely funny and moving...by the time I'd finished this sleek little novel I'd laughed out loud numerous times and, eventually, cried. That's as true a testimony to a book's loveliness as I know

Independent

A striking and wise novel, deceptively slight yet emotionally profound

New Statesman

This is a silk stocking of a novel: fragile, light, of little practical purpose - and yet possessed of surprising tensile strength...making it look this simple is a real art

The Times

De Bernieres is a skilful writer, poetic but unforced, who can soothe you like a masseur, telling well-oiled stories of past excitements, and then just when you are drifting off, dexterously tweak a pressure point

Daily Telegraph

Attractive and completely compelling

Daily Mail