Nimblefoot

Drewe’s imaginative leaps – involving real and made-up historical characters – are full of droll humour, in this tremendous achievement of a book.

The Guardian

This is a book of abundance. A true picaresque – episodic, rambling, with the central character acted upon rather than agentic, buffeted by fate.

Australian Book Review

A gallivanting feat of historical resurrection.

Sydney Morning Herald

Drewe’s 19th-century Australia is a colourful cornucopia ... [Nimblefoot] abides to the most important rule of folk stories – it is fun to hear.

ArtsHub

A playful, meandering novel whose vivid vignettes offer an exuberantly detailed and often idiosyncratic portrait of a historical figure previously lost to popular memory.

Weekend West

Moves regularly for dramatic effect between past and present, first and third person narration, and dresses his story in images of country and coastal Australia.

Herald Sun

When one of Australia's best writers takes on a 150-year-old mystery, it is time for readers to sit up and take notice.

Good Reading Magazine