This Too Shall Pass

Unforgettable

Marie Claire

Spanish literature has found its phenomenon

Le Figaro Littéraire (France)

Full of subtle wisdom

Carmen Posadas, Harper's Bazaar

[A] summery, sexy, cool debut novel…light, profound, sensual, unmistakably European: this may be the only book about grief to feel like a vacation.

Kirkus Review, *Starred*

Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper – just as you're laughing at Blanca's breezy sarcasm, her expletive-infested brio, she catches your throat with a thought so disarmingly sad it turns the room grey. The worst thing about the death of a mother, she says, is not that you won't ever see her face again but you will never again be seen through her eyes. Therein lies the true loneliness of losing a parent!

Big Issue

Should be the hit of the summer. Couldn't stop. Fun, raw, sexy, true.

Matt Haig

Funny, raw, honest.

Psychologies

Seductive... Busquets has a compelling, original voice. [She] is a brilliant showstopper.

Big Issue

Funny, philosphical and a delight to read.

Stylist

A beautiful novel about life, death, love and sex. This Too Shall Pass is a funny, sexy, fiercely clever novel that takes us into the heart of what it means to love and how we must try to find a way to live even when we are brought low by grief.

Cathy Rentzenbrink, The Pool

Crammed full of startling insight…it is heartbreaking while magically providing light, summery escapism.

Antonia Charlesworth, Big Issue in the North

Lived-in emotional truth… Deeply convincing, unconventional passage through pain.

John Williams, New York Times

Both poignant and funny, an astute exploration of the inevitable sea [of] change that comes with losing a parent.

People Magazine

This Too Shall Pass feel like the ideal beach book.

Blaire Rose, Nudge

It drew me in and I quite enjoyed it in the end. Despite dealing with grief, it’s quite light-hearted but also shows some real insight into how the death of a parent can effect you.

Maddy Broome, Nudge

A poignant, sometimes stark exploration of female grief.

Glamour, Book of the Year

Like a day at the beach - a European beach, with cigarettes and espresso - this novel lingers in the mind well after it is over, reminding us of the intimacy between pleasure and loss

New York Times Book Review