Capital comes in a great tradition of novels which are filled with the news of now, in which the intricacies of the present moment are noticed with clarity and relish and then brilliantly dramatized. It is clear that its characters, its wisdom, and the scope and range of its sympathy, will fascinate readers into the far future.--Cólm Toibín, author of Brooklyn
A big, funny, sure-footed novel...rich in observation and warm in spirit.--Dan Kois "Slate"
As enrapturing as it is psychologically acute...Capital portrays an authentic slice of contemporary life on the eve of change in a way that recalls Franzen--with a welcome touch of wry humor.--Trisha Ping "Bookpage"
Brilliant.--Lizzie Skurnick "NPR Books"
Fresh, astutely observed, and a lot of fun.--Sebastian Smee "Boston Globe"
Full of spectacular comedy--and menace.--Ron Charles "Washington Post"
Lanchester employs a bird's-eye view that sweeps in for dazzling close-ups, then swoops out again, until you see not only the entirety of Pepys Road, but the city, the world--and the economy that's crumbling under the weight of everyone's aspirations.--Laura Lippman "New York Magazine"
Lanchester [is] a brainy, pleasure-loving polymath [and] reading Capital is like getting a crash course in the transformation of British mores and class distinctions.--Liesl Schillinger "New York Times Book Review"
Perfect fireside reading that captures the Trollopean 'way we live now' without putting on grand airs.--James Wolcott "Vanity Fair"
Not only immensely enjoyable but important, too.--Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl
Searching, expert, on the money. I loved it.--Joseph O'Neill, author of Netherland