Praise for THE LONG SONG
‘Sensational…The story is expertly fashioned’ Sunday Telegraph
‘A terrific book: beautifully written and imagined, and full of surprises… A brilliant historical novel’ A N Wilson, Reader’s Digest
‘[A] literary light ready to dazzle’ Financial Times
'Told with humour, defiance and candour; it may shock, but ultimately it will warm your heart' Easy Living
'It is an immensely readable and well-paced book...Levy has grown as a writer: her use of language and imagery have become more accomplished...She has a real gift for comedy, which is very much in evidence here' The Independent
'Told with irresistible cunning; it is captivating, mischievous and optimistic’. The Telegraph
‘As a story of suffering, indomitability and perseverance, it is thoroughly captivating’ The Guardian
‘For all its power to disturb, this is a beautifully written and cleverly constructed novel that projects convincing personal relationships on to the feral backdrop of the Jamaican plantations’ Times
'Levy vividly conjures the back-breaking existence of the slaves..’ The Express
‘Bittersweet and mischievous…[it] touches on complex questions of race and pride.’ The Daily Mail
‘It is to Levy’s credit that for this, her eagerly-awaited fifth novel, she adopts a narrative approach strikingly different from…SMALL ISLAND. Levy is brave in her uncompromising portrayal of ambivalence, and her refusal to make things comfortable.’ The Spectator
Praise for SMALL ISLAND
‘Every scene is rich in implication, entrancing and disturbing at the same time; the literary equivalent of a switch-back ride’ The Sunday Times
‘What makes Levy’s writing so appealing is her even-handedness. All her characters can be weak, hopeless, brave, good, bad – whatever their colour. The writing is rigorous and the bittersweet ending, with its unexpected twist, touching... People can retain their dignity, however small their island’ Independent on Sunday
‘Never less than finely written, delicately and often comically observed, and impressively rich in detail and little nuggets of stories’ Evening Standard
‘An engrossing read – slyly funny, passionately angry and wholly involving’ Daily Mail
‘A work of great imaginative power’ Linton Kwesi Johnson
‘As full of warmth and jokes and humanity as you could wish’ Time Out
‘Gives us a new urgent take on our past’ Vogue
‘An involving saga about the changing face of Britain’ Mirror
‘Explores the Caribbean experience of immigration to Britain with great sensitivity’ Independent
‘A terrific book’ Alan Plater
