RaveThe TelegraphAt times, Deraniyagala’s honesty shocks ... Uncomfortable and unsettling, it is a reminder of the horror of this mass tragedy as well as a brave, brutal portrait of Deraniyagala’s own individual, inescapable grief and love.
Jenny Offill
PositiveThe TelegraphSuch observed moments of boredom, joy and terror are the triumph of this novel, spilling the panic, pain and confusion of marriage and motherhood on to the page.