Gifted

A sparkling funny and poignant study of a young maths prodigy struggling with her gift and a difficult family

Gerard Woodward, , Books of the Year, Observer

Superb, brilliantly realised. The searing narrative is unflinchingly and tenderly written

Independent

Pinpoints with genuine insight the bewilderment and anguish of a young woman marked out from her peers

Sunday Times

Lalwani's evocation of teenage dislocation is pitch-perfect and she inhabits her heroine's interior world with tender authority

Guardian

The novel's triumph is in elucidating the hurt of both child and parents. Lalwani compellingly depicts the pain and pleasure of breaking the rules

New Statesman

Beautiful, brilliant . . . Unveils the grand emotions and tiny details of other people's lives with insight, compassion, humour and heartbreaking honesty

Stephen Merchant

Accomplished and confident. Much to admire from the assured descriptions to the well judged blend of comedy and drama

The Times

A poignant, vivid debut. Beautifully describes the dramas of growing up

, Book of the Month, Marie Claire

A giddy portrayal of youthful exuberance unleashed that rings startlingly true

Metro

Compelling, heart-wrenching and laced with redemptive hope . . . Touching and funny

Observer