โKay gives hugely of her talent; pours it onto the page . . . These stories charm, move and entertainโ Guardian
This fierce, funny and compassionate collection explores every facet of that most overwhelming and complicated of human emotions: love. With winning directness, Jackie Kay captures her charactersโ greatest joy and greatest vulnerability, exposing the moments of tenderness, of shock, of bravery and stupidity that accompany the search for love, the discovery of love and, most of all, loveโs loss.
โJackie Kayโs characters sing from the pageโ Daily Telegraph
โAt the heart of it is a faith in stories themselves: a belief that the most desolate history can be lent coherence if you tell it rightโ TLS
โKayโs humour and optimism are transcendentโ Sunday Herald