In the Garden of the Fugitives

A spellbinding pas de deux of passion and obsession. Mesmerising and mind-expanding. I was transfixed.

Anna Funder

A marvel of tone and texture . . . If, as Freud once said, the stones of antiquity speak to us, then Dovey is their exemplary oracle.

Geordie Williamson, The Weekend Australian

Amazing . . . like Dangerous Liaisons but less campy, more astringent.

The Saturday Paper

Splendidly sinister . . . The novel is richly imagined and Dovey is a terrific writer.

Laura Kroetsch, The Herald Sun

[Dovey] is one of the most exciting writers working in Australia today . . . An expansive and exploratory novel . . . genuinely bold and original . . . In the Garden of the Fugitives is a remarkable book and its author is a star.

Alison Huber, readings.com.au

This novel is brilliant. The story is compelling and addictive . . . A profound insight into the nature of the human psyche.

Melinda Woledge, Good Reading

Not enough is said in praise of literature’s cold touch, its quiet devastations, its beautiful non-answers . . . Dovey is a compelling writer.

Adam Rivett, The Monthly

In a novel unabashedly about ideas, Dovey does not shy away from bluntly confronting big questions head-on, and yet – a testament to her skill – the book, while trembling with meaning, is neither obvious nor cumbersome but unsettlingly alive. Sweeping both geographically and intellectually; a literary page-turner.

Kirkus Reviews

Dovey is one of our best, most original writers . . . Splendid.

David Gaunt, Books & Publishing

Excavation both archaeological and psychological figures prominently in Dovey’s gracefully constructed second novel.

Brendan Driscol, Booklist (starred review)