The Opposite of Falling
- Published: 1 July 2010
- ISBN: 9781409090885
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 272
A big-hearted paean to the adventure of discovering love ... Rooney's lightness of touch imbues her characters with poignancy and humour. Yet it's her ability to capture the ecstasy and fear of falling in love and rising to its expectations that makes this such a joy
Mickey Noonan, Metro
A breathtaking, uplifting novel
Fiona Atherton, The Scotsman
A delightful tale
Good Housekeeping
A fun read, the novel's charm lies in its quirky humour
Elizabeth Buchan, The Sunday Times
As effortlessly as Proust or Forster, she incorporates unexpected aperçus
Christopher Hawtree, The Independent
Confirms that she's a writer to watch
Bella
Imaginative and transporting, but entirely unfussy and unsentimental, the novel is written with a glint in the eye that gives it that extra bit of wind beneath its wings
Nicola Barr, Guardian
It's a fine, funny, unfussy novel that pays overdue tribute to those magnificent women in their flying machines
Alfred Hickling, Guardian
Rooney writes beautifully
John Harding, Daily Mail
This is an assured second novel - and wonderful company for that long-overdue summer trip
Press Assocation
This is poignant, quirky and delightfully original
Woman & Home