'A brilliant book'

Mary Wesley, Daily Mail

'She wraps up all the golden threads with dazzling wit ... Think Measure for Measure here and a touch of The Tempest there ... Trapido's pen drips with sensuousness and sexuality'

The Times

'She is simply dynamite'

Philip Hensher, Guardian

'A work of enormous charm, highly entertaining and told with a deft touch, which handles serious matters lightly and treats light ones with proper respect'

Michael Dibdin, Independent on Sunday