Carole Martinez (All reviews)
- Mar 4 2014
The Financial Times: "Martinez’s lay characters – the pitchfork-clutching crowds, whispering ghosts and promiscuous fairies – are straight out of Perrault’s tales." - Feb 17 2014
The Washington Independent Review of Books: "The Castle of Whispers will transport readers to other times and other realms, yet provoke them to reflect on their own world." - Jan 29 2014
Winston's Dad's Blog: "Martinez is a poetic writer [whose writing is similar to] Gabriel Garcia Marquez's." - Jan 6 2014
The Library Journal: Names The Threads of the Heart one of the Best Indie Fiction of 2013 - Dec 7 2013
Kirkus (starred review): " Transient in impact, but a powerfully visualized magic-realist fable." - Mar 16 2013
The Independent: "The narrative boasts an epic sweep and a richness of characterisation." - Feb 26 2013
Epic Word Quest: "Carole Martinez’s imagined universe is ornate, sensitive, and well worth spending time in." - Feb 14 2013
Magical Realism: "This novel heralds the arrival of a major magic realism writer." - Jan 11 2013
Chicago Tribune: "Witty, dark and surreal." - Jan 1 2013
Booklist: "Rich in seductive energy and teeming with lush imagery...an evocative but cautionary tale of hubris and humility." - Dec 4 2012
Publishers Weekly (starred review): "Martinez has crafted a singular and engrossing masterpiece of magical realism that stretches even the virtually limitless boundaries of the genre."