‘Lauren Chater’s Mary Gulliver is an extraordinary character – a performer of everyday miracles, a woman of quiet strength and compassion in a world where nothing can be relied on, least of all her flamboyant fantasist of a husband. Set in a fictional past, this superbly written story of love, loss, motherhood, and letting go is highly relevant to the issues we face today. Do not miss it.’ 
‘Bold, evocative and brave – Gulliver’s Wife is a revelation in story-telling. I am in awe of Lauren Chater’s talent. Gulliver’s Wife had my heart from the opening line and didn’t let go until long after I finished the final page. An exquisitely told tale of love, loss and the magic of life.’ 
 ‘A vividly imagined and gloriously told tale. Gulliver’s Wife explores both the wonders and terrors of life as a woman in eighteenth century England and brings Mary Gulliver powerfully and enthrallingly to life.’ 
‘Filled with evocative details of life in early 1700s London, Gulliver’s Wife is an enthralling reimagining of the lives of the women around Lemuel Gulliver, and an invitation to consider the untold stories of women throughout the history of literature.’
‘Gulliver’s Wife is exquisite, empathetic and engrossing storytelling from an extraordinarily gifted writer.’ 
‘Gulliver’s Wife is utterly spellbinding. Lauren Chater is a master of story-weaving and exquisite detail. I adored this book.’ 
‘A beautifully written novel that maintains a page-turning pace, heightened suspense and literal wonder on every page’
Absorbing, insightful and finely imagined, Gulliver’s Wife evokes the life of eighteenth-century London, from the grittiness of its dark streets and seedy docks to the intensity of the birthing chamber. In its powerful portrayal of woman’s struggle for agency and control of her body, the novel presses its face into our own day.
'Chater’s Gulliver’s Wife is a richly imagined tale that unravels the love between a mother and her daughter: it is a book of fears and secrets, of dark battles, of fraught but tender reconciliations, and of sweet epiphanies. Vivid storytelling from an exceptional writer.'
‘Wise, tender and heartening … Chater shows a deft hand in authentically recreating the challenges and injustices faced by the spirited women in her novel so that their setbacks and triumphs felt like my own’
‘An imaginative tour-de-force!’
'An absolutely gripping read, with a powerful and ultimately hopeful story to tell'
'Gorgeous, immersive, stealthily feminist ... all about mothers and daughters, the skill and care of midwives and being in charge of your own life when you live in a society where you have no power and few rights'
‘The most impressive aspect of this novel is the finely tuned and nuanced treatment of the relationship between a mother and her rebellious teenage daughter.’ 
‘A heartfelt tale of female solidarity.’