LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN''S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2021''A WORD-OF-MOUTH HIT'' Evening Standard''A very fine book... It''s witty and sharp and reads like something by Barbara Pym or Anita Brookner, without ever feeling like a pastiche''David Nicholls''Perfect''India Knight''Beautiful'' Jessie Burton''Wonderful''Richard Osman''Miraculous''Tracy Chevalier''A wonderful novel. I loved it''Nina Stibbe''Effortless to read, but every sentence lingers in the mind'' Lissa Evans''This is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read. I honestly don''t want you to be without it''Lucy Mangan'