The Colour of Milk

Shocking and haunting. Read it, in one sitting

Spectator

Charming, Brontë-esque, compelling, special and hard to forget. I loved it

Marian Keyes

A small tour de force - a wonderfully convincing voice, and a devastating story told with great skill

Penelope Lively

Starts deceptively quietly, describing a life of rural hardships and limited prospects, but bit by bit, letter by letter, it reveals a world of potential that is shattered by human fallibility

Daily Telegraph

Astounding . . . one of the most compelling narrators I've ever encountered

Stylist

It is once in a blue moon that an author creates a voice quite as alive and as startling as Mary's. Leyshon deserves to be showered with awards

Sunday Express

Brilliant, devastating and unforgettable

Easy Living

Spare and beautifully crafted, compelling. Like a love letter to the power of words

Marie Claire

An astounding read. Like the best bits of Hardy's Tess of the D'Ubervilles . . . Mary is one of the most compelling narrators I've ever encountered . . . packs a powerful punch . . . a very British gem

Stylist

I loved it. Charming, Brontë-esque, compelling, special and hard to forget. I loved Mary's voice - so inspiring and likeable. Such a hopeful book

Marian Keyes

Haunting, distinctive voices. Mary's spare simple words paint brilliant pictures in the reader's mind. Leyshon's imaginative powers are considerable

Independent

Leyshon is a master of domestic suspense . . . Slender but compelling, the charm is to be found as much in its spare, evocative style as in the moving candour of its narrator

Observer