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"Writing like this cannot be taught. Humour, historical flavour, political astuteness and a style which affords the reader a pleasure akin to that of watching a bird in flight, combining precision and a relish of the freedom which is a writer's heady privilege, season a love story of unusual beauty."
The Times (London)
"A refreshing and beautiful novel, a continent away from sentimentality. Elizabeth Ridley describes with startling gentleness the turns and shifts of Tranby's mind as she comes to accept her sexuality within the stifling atmosphere of turn of the century London… she writes about their love with enchanting exuberance."
Literary Review (UK)
"…delicate and stylish story. A wonderful new talent from a remarkable new American writer."
Belfast Telegraph
"The artful, pleasurable prose style and sheer romance of the story sweep us away… the power to make us think about an entire generation of women in a way we may never have done before."
Independent on Sunday (UK)
"Compelling and beautifully written. Womanhood, loneliness and stifling mores are exquisitely described, and we learn much about the period (when wives could be imprisoned for refusing intercourse), but it is the emotional power of the forbidden affair that will keep you rapt until the end."
The Times (London)
"This is a wonderful story, strange but beautifully written. It is a vivid portrayal of the plight that women may still have been in (in many countries are still in) were it not for the strength, principles and bravery of individual women who fought and suffered for basic human rights. Highly recommended."
Historical Novel Review (UK)
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