'A gut punch of a novel' International Booker Prize 2025

'Migrants are people too - this intricate novel shows why...full marks to Helen Stephenson's translation' TELEGRAPH

'A vital and powerful novel that speaks to the core of our humanity. A parable for our time' Amanda Smyth

'A gripping story of an everyday monster that shines its light back on us and open our refusals to face what is happening in our world' Gillian Salvo

'Shattering and unflinching. This is the most important novel you will read this year.' - Lucy Rose, Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Lamb.