God Save Texas

A beautifully written portrait of a place . . . Lawrence Wright's portrait of his much misunderstood home state reveals a big-hearted, unsentimental and benign giant . . . provides some much needed insights into the febrile condition of America

Matt Frei, Financial Times

A pleasing campfire stew of memoir, reportage and historical digression

Benjamin Markovits, Guardian

Rich, gun-toting and brash, Texas shows where the country is heading . . . A liberal who understands its conservative heart, Lawrence is at once besotted and repelled . . . Love Texas, and it loves you right back. But mess with Texas and it turns so mean, as the saying goes, that it wouldn't spit in your ear if your brain was on fire

Ben Macintyre, The Times

Superb

David Oshinsky, The New York Times Book Review

A fearless reporter, with a sense of humour as dry as the plains

Mary Ann Gwinn, Seattle Times