Reviews

My favourite writer . . . I pick up her books with joy
Jilly Cooper
A splendid humorous writer
John Betjeman
Beneath the gentle surfaces of her novels is a slow-building comedy, salt wit in a saline drip
New York Times
There is a thrill of humanity through all her work
Shirley Hazzard
I am a huge fan of Barbara Pym
RICHARD OSMAN
A modern Jane Austen
Alexander McCall Smith
She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life
ANNE TYLER