The Miracle Life Of Edgar Mint

Original and sympathetic... Like John Iriving he draws credible, emotionally engaging characters, who find themselves afflicted by the oddest and most unexpected of mishaps... One of those rare novels that is so touching and so odd, you couldn't make it up

The Times

One of the most enjoyable reads of the year

Time Out

Very accomplished... Edgar is a brilliant creation

The Bookseller

'A wild and wondrous tale... I was utterly charmed by it'

Monica Ali

'A story that tears at you and calls you back to it... There is also a human heart beating in here, as beautiful and profound as your own'

Junot Diaz

Peopled with beautifully-drawn characters and full of colour, drama and pathos, this is a superb first novel

Scotland on Sunday

If this was a film it would be made by the Coen brothers. Quirky, charming and very funny

Mirror