Ford here is at the top of his form … Stylish, elegiac and funny

John Banville, Guardian Books of the Year

Funny, touching and profound

Financial Times

Exquisitely written, surprising and heart-breaking … This is a work of understated power, intelligence and not a little mischief

Independent

Another seemingly effortless Ford masterpiece

Daily Mail

A huge talent. There is no denying Frank Bascombe is in ripping form and reading this makes you want to return to the trilogy

Irish Times

Written in a fresh, graceful, accessible voice … In the supple, thickly detailed Bascombe prose, shifting effortlessly from lyrical to vulgar in a sentence … There are many small marvels

Sunday Times