Things We Need
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- Published: 6 June 2013
- ISBN: 9781446448519
- Imprint: Vintage Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
Things We Need is emotionally engaging and thoughtful; like Anne Tyler, Close goes straight into the heart of a group of people to show all its flawed, complicated members clearly and deftly and totally without judgment. There is not one dull moment - Close is a subtle and incisive writer who gets better with each new book.
Kate Christensen, author of The Astral
Witty... A great story about the messiness of modern family life
Marie Claire
Things We Need is as close to perfect a read as you can get if you're in the mood for a light-hearted (but never trite) family tale
Connaught Telegraph
Close is good at capturing the complicated dynamics of family life, particularly the way in which people who fundamentally love each other can drive each other insane… Moving
Anna Carey, Sunday Business Post