Latest reviews
- Oct 31 2023
“Chidgey’s writing is masterful”
— Judges’ comments, Ockham NZ Book Awards 2023 - Oct 31 2023
“One of our very best novelists knocks it out of the park.”
— New Zealand Herald (Book of the Year) - Oct 31 2023
“A compulsive read and flat-out brilliant”
— Elizabeth Knox - Oct 31 2023
“Remarkable, brilliant, a classic in the making.”
— Rachael King, Newsroom - Oct 31 2023
“The work of a writer absolutely on top of her game”
— John Mitchinson - Oct 31 2023
“A remarkable and original writer”
— Lissa Evans - Oct 30 2023
“Funny, dark, insightful and unique”
— Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things - Oct 2 2023
“Another tour de force from Catherine Chidgey”
— Karen Powell, author of Fifteen Wild Decembers - Aug 24 2023
"A bold and provocative debut from Ghana”
— The Guardian - Jul 1 2023
“Faultless.”
— The Guardian - Jul 1 2023
“A chilling tale of childhood vulnerability and violence."
— Financial Times - Jul 1 2023
"A sly psychological thriller.”
— The Observer - Jul 1 2023
“A lingering, haunting book.”
— The New York Times - Jul 1 2023
“Beguiling.”
— Literary Review - Jul 1 2023
“An absorbing page-turner."
— Daily Mail - Jul 1 2023
"Crisply written and full of moments of delight."
— The Independent - Jul 1 2023
"Brimming with nostalgia and a sense of menace."
— Best - Jul 1 2023
“A taut, tense psychological drama”
— Good Housekeeping - Jul 1 2023
“An enthralling page-turner.”
— The Independent - Jul 1 2023
"A superb character study, delivered with panache."
— The Bookseller’s “Fiction Book of the Month” - Jul 1 2023
“Both riveting and superbly-written.”
— Lissa Evans - Jul 1 2023
"A dark and compelling story of guilt and betrayal.”
— Alex Preston - Jul 1 2023
“A novel hard not to swallow entire in one go.”
— Candia McWilliam - Jul 1 2023
“Rivetingly tense and observant.”
— Elizabeth Cook - Jul 1 2023
“Refreshing, compelling and surprising”
— Ann Morgan - Jul 1 2023
"A page-turning psychological thriller.”
— NZ Herald - Jul 1 2023
“A captivating and often unsettling read.”
— NZ Review of Books - Jul 1 2023
"Piercing and magnificent."
— The Post NZ - Jul 1 2023
"A page turner."
— Newsroom NZ - Jul 1 2023
“Chidgey satisfies and horrifies in equal measure.”
— Publishers Weekly - Jul 1 2023
“[A] mesmerising plot.”
— Booklist (starred review) - Jul 1 2023
"Damn this book is good."
— CrimeReads - Jul 1 2023
“Chidgey is a find.”
— Times Literary Supplement - Jul 1 2023
“A perfect ear, an exquisite tone
— Evening Post - Jul 1 2023
“[Catherine Chidgey is] the star of her generation"
— New Zealand Listener magazine - Jul 1 2023
"A superb character study, delivered with panache"
— The Bookseller’s “Fiction Book of the Month” - Jul 1 2023
“An enthralling page-turner”
— The Independent - Jul 1 2023
“This taut, tense psychological drama deserves to be her breakout book”
— Good Housekeeping - Jul 1 2023
"Brimming with nostalgia and a sense of menace"
— Best - Jul 1 2023
"Crisply written and full of moments of delight"
— The Independent - Jul 1 2023
”An absorbing page-turner"
— Daily Mail - Jul 1 2023
“Beguiling”
— Literary Review - Jul 1 2023
“A lingering, haunting book”
— The New York Times - Jul 1 2023
"A sly psychological thriller”
— The Observer - Jul 1 2023
“A chilling tale of childhood vulnerability and violence”
— Financial Times - Jul 1 2023
“Faultless”
— The Guardian - Jun 1 2023
"A wonderful new talent."
— Nick Hornby - Feb 27 2023
“A gorgeously sculpted book"
— Diriye Osman, author of The Butterfly Jungle - Feb 21 2022
“An incredibly accomplished novel.”
— Word by Word - Jan 1 2022
“Highly original and deeply researched”
— Annie Proulx