The Colour of Milk
- Published: 2 July 2012
- ISBN: 9780241959558
- Imprint: Penguin eBooks
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 176
Haunting, distinctive voices . . . Mary's spare simple words paint brilliant pictures in the reader's mind . . . Nell Leyshon's imaginative powers are considerable
Independent on Sunday
The Colour of Milk is an astounding read. Like the best bits of Hardy's Tess of the D'Ubervilles . . . Mary is one of the most compelling narrators I've ever encountered . . . packs a powerful punch . . . a very British gem
Stylist
It is once in a blue moon that an author creates a voice quite as alive and as startling as Mary's. Nell Leyshon deserves to be showered with awards for The Colour Of Milk
Sunday Express
Spare and beautifully crafted . . . compelling . . . Like a love letter to the power of words
Marie Claire
A small tour de force - a wonderfully convincing voice, and a devastating story told with great skill and economy
Penelope Lively
Brilliant, devastating and unforgettable
Easy Living
Leyshon is a master of domestic suspense . . . Slender but compelling, the charm of Leyshon's novella is to be found as much in its spare, evocative style as in the moving candour of its narrator
Observer
Leyshon's spare, dialogue-centred storytelling is lean and vivid . . . a small potted tragedy
The Times
Leyshon's novel has a powerful impact . . . one is wholly submerged in the horrific events . . . skilfully captures the young girl's steadily growing confidence in her writing
Independent
I loved it. The Colour of Milk is charming, Brontë-esque, compelling, special and hard to forget. I loved Mary's voice - so inspiring and likeable. Such a hopeful book
Marian Keyes
An urgent tale of class division, poverty and the hardship of life as a poor woman in a patriarchal world . . . packs a punch
Psychologies
Brontë-esque undertones . . . a disturbing statement on the social constraints faced by 19th-century women
Financial Times
The economy of her prose heightens the power of this slender but vivid tale
Daily Mail
Memorable . . . the ending will surprise you
Glamour