The Possible World

The Possible World doesn't shrink from grimness and is as grippy as any crime novel yet is ultimately joyful and optimistic.

Anne Marie Scanlon, The Irish Independent

The Possible World is a luminous read, full of paradoxes. It’s a riveting page-turner, yet exquisitely written. It’s as smart as a whip but also deeply wise, unflinchingly truthful yet compassionate, epic and yet intimate. How the three stories are woven into a satisfying whole is short of miraculous. It’s rare that a book brings me so much joy that I cry in rapture. But The Possible World did that and more. I found it utterly transformative.

Tor Udall, author of 'A Thousand Paper Birds'

Oh how I have LOVED this. Definitely a book I've read with my heart. A beautiful entwining story of three extraordinary characters.

Nina Pottell, journalist

In hauntingly beautiful prose, Schwarz weaves a complicated story that spans nearly a century, from the Great Depression until the present day... Full of imagination and nostalgia, loss and redemption.

Kirkus Review

This is such a beautiful story it made me cry …I recommend this book to each and every one of you from the bottom of my heart.

All and Any Books blog

The Possible World is compelling and absorbing with exquisite prose and beautiful characterization.. I couldn’t put it down.

Christina McDonald blog

Very rarely do I clamour to keep reading a book and this was the first one in a long time that I couldn’t wait to read at night, at lunch, whenever I could… Thank you to Liese O’Halloran Schwarz for writing this with her heart and soul.

Fenland Tales blog

Intriguing, thought provoking and almost magical

Mama Mummy Mum blog

This is a tender and touching story treating the unique situations of each of these lives with great understanding and awareness of the human situation. I would highly recommend this book

Breakaway Reviews

If you like a story with lots of twists and turns and emotion, I’d definitely recommend it – an excellent story about humanity and how we connect with each other

Megan Bidmead blog

A gorgeous and uplifting story that seamlessly stitches together the lives of three strangers

Indulge Me

Compelling storytelling

The Mail on Sunday

This beautiful story of loss and memory by Liese O’Halloran Schwarz is a joy.

Good Housekeeping

Beautifully entwined story of three extraordinary characters

Prima

From the very first page, I was gripped by the enchanting prose that Liese O’Halloran Schwarz has produced. Her language is beautiful. She communicates so much in such seemingly simple sentences. The book feels like an easy read, but underneath is a story that is worth telling, full of human problems and emotions.

Only Words and Pages blog

This book simply was an absolute delight to read. It's a story of epic proportions spanning a hundred years. It tells of impossible things made real. It blurs boundaries and spans generations. The writing flows and before you know it you're halfway through the book. It's such an uplifting story about the kindness of human nature and what it means to be alive. I loved every word.

Brew and Books blog

The story is beautiful

The Girl With All the Books blog

I loved this book…Highly recommended

Engrossed in a Good Book blog

Full of big questions

The Observer