None of this Ever Really Happened

Totally captivating and page-turning on one level, completely soulful and honest on another level, beautifully written... a great and edifying read

Dave Eggers

A neat piece of storytelling

Johanna Thomas-Corr, Scotsman

A very neat piece of storytelling

William Leith, Evening Standard

Ferry's first novel is a fresh take on the sometimes fatigued option that writers take of writing about writing, as he intelligently plays with the notions of fact and fiction, illusion and reality... A playful, thoughtful debut

Arena

Full of heart and soul, this two-layered story subtly smudges fiction and reality. Book of the Month

Good Housekeeping

Genuinely thrilling... leads to a powerful and troubling climax

Literary Review

Opening with a mysterious yet distressing anecdote about a girl driving dangerously, Peter Ferry's first novel immediately captures the reader's imagination, drawing you into a story filled with humour, tenderness and suspense... The novel is as entertaining as it is intriguing and is not to be missed

Aesthetica

Part fiction, part travelogue, this is a wholly delightful enigma

Guardian

Right from the very first sentence, teacher and travel writer Peter Ferry's debut is intriguing...the maxim of writing what you know has rarely been more intelligently approached in recent times as it is by Ferry

Metro

The Ferrys (both of them) are natural storytellers, and the story they tell is convincing and compelling... this is a soulful and well-written page-turner

Observer

The narrator's mounting obsession with discovering the truth is contagious: we really want to find out whodunit. Ferry builds suspense skilfully... Travel Writing illustrates the power of several kinds of story: love stories, travelogues, parables, family anecdotes, moral tales and the yarns people tell after a few beers late at night... the travelogues about Mexico, Thailand and Canada...are also fascinating excursions in their own right

Times Literary Supplement

Truly gripping

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