We were bewitched by Peter Benson's Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke, which is as bizarre and beguiling as its title sounds.

Katy Guest, Fiction Uncovered judge

One of the most distinctive voices in modern British fiction.

Evening Standard

Vividly, defiantly realistic at times, luridly surreal at others, his writing's ability to compound striking metaphors of the abstract with a graphic physicality has won him a deserved following.

The Times Literary Supplement

A sharp stylist.

Sunday Telegraph

At a time of growing urbanism and reductive social interaction, this delightful novel extols the simple virtues of landscape and love, a sentiment that is as important now as it was when Benson first became a storyteller. Perhaps even more so.

Independent on Sunday

An adventure story written in Benson's distinctive, flourish-filled style and suffused with his deep and abiding love of the West Country.

Daily Mail