Written in deliberately bad English, this is a wonderful comic romance -- Eileen Battersby Irish Times An utterly captivating, and disorientating, journey both through language and through love Independent Guo uses her minimalist messed-up prose not just to tell an affecting coming-of-age story but to ask deep questions about the real differences between Chinese and British culture and language Independent on Sunday Funny and charming...more than a love story; its psychology is politically acute, and things noted lightly in it linger in the mind Guardian It is impossible not to be charmed by her matter-of-factness.