'Demonstrates again how good Joanna Trollope is at describing village life and how sure is her touch' Evening Standard

'An elegant, witty and deeply perceptive book' Woman's Journal

'Bubbly, amusing, touching, and ultimately poignant' Sunday Express

'An elegant, witty and deeply perceptive book.' Woman's Journal

'Joanna Trollope is an expert at laying bare the emotional nerve endings of the stripped pine, Laura Ashley set.' Daily Mail