The Librarian

No one can dig down into the shrouded recesses of the human heart quite as forensically as Vickers

Sunday Times

Vickers' real skill as a story teller is in allowing each distinct voice to contribute to a complete, or as complete as can be, picture of one family... the pace gathers, making for a deeply poignant climax

Financial Times on 'Cousins'

Vickers writes of relationships with undaunted clarity

Adam Phillips

Vickers lays bare the inner workings of one family, possibly every family, with an often disconcerting clarity

The Times on 'Cousins'

The Librarian will wring the heart of anyone who fell in love with books as a child. It is a hymn to the power of children's literature...delightful

The Times

A nostalgic treat...involving and hopeful

Mail on Sunday

Quirky and charming

Love It!

This beautifully crafted novel is a tribute to the power of books

S Magazine, Sunday Express

Excellent... a period tale of sentimental education, it's deliciously readable, with a clever epilogue zooming into the present day for a last gasp surprise

Daily Mail