PositiveThe Sunday Morning HeraldFull of ghosts, memories, absences and lost friends, as luminous as many of these pieces are, they inescapably feel surrounded by darkness, or eternity, or between them, as the title of this collection aptly suggests ... Like Martin Amis, Marias is a voice we need, old school, and aware that those who aspire to be \'original\' or \'modern\' are the quickest to date. He\'s happy to expose fools and charlatans and stands outside of what\'s in vogue.