RaveThe Guardian (UK)Imagine a shattering portrayal of Pakistani life through a chain of interlocking novellas, and you’ll be somewhere close to understanding the breadth and impact of Daniyal Mueenuddin’s first novel ... Mueenuddin’s writing is always fluent and often very funny. He brings the smells and tastes of Pakistan to vibrant life ... If I had a criticism it would be that the four narratives give no space to a female outlook ... Looks set to be one of the standout novels of 2026.
Seán Hewitt
RaveThe Irish Times (IRE)The numerous admirers of Seán Hewitt’s debut poetry collection, Tongues of Fire, will need no encouragement to pick up this slim but powerful memoir ... This is a book glittering with beguiling detail ... Discursive yet succinct, humane, unsparing of its author, All Down Darkness Wide will surely take its place alongside H is for Hawk as a hard-to-categorise memoir hybrid whose sales will catch fire through word-of-mouth recommendations.
