Polina

A distinctly continental sort of graphic novel: 200 sepia-tone pages of rambling story about a young ballet dancer’s training and young adulthood, rather like Black Swan without the madness and body horror.

Tim Martin, Daily Telegraph

An absorbing tale… Both the art and the narrative are compelling and arresting and it isn’t long before the book has you in its gentle grip.

Bookmunch

Thrillingly minimalistic… Who knew you could express so much in so few lines?

Herald

I was seduced immediately… This is an exceptionally absorbing and touching book, one that should be required reading for teenage girls everywhere.

Rachel Cooke, Observer

Vivès conveys emotions with the lightest of touches... a perceptive look at the things in a ballerina’s life that fuel her artistry. But it will also delight readers unfamiliar with ballet. It reminds us that youthful hopes and disappointments may be innocent, but they are not necessarily shallow. They can be turned into great art.

Economist

Oddly comforting and amusing collection

Independent on Sunday

A biting, witty tale of inappropriate presents and family traditions that fans of the original Cold Comfort Farm will love

Good Housekeeping

Stella Gibbons is the Jane Austen of the 20th century

Lynne Truss