A Year of Marvellous Ways

A gripping waiting game ... The novel's surprising denouement is also well worth the wait

A lavish and clever read which will stand the test of time

A Year of Marvellous Ways is like Dylan Thomas given a sexy rewrite by Angela Carter

A glorious poem of a novel - a story to read slowly and to marvel at the beauty of it

The sense of magic infused through the novel casts a spell over the reader that makes you not want to put the book down until you've turned the final page

A book to savour, to read in wonderful, rich little bits like dark chocolate. Winman's prose is poetry, with a rhythm, a heartbeat, that carries you through like music

Yet again Sarah Winman has written a beautiful, beautiful novel. A Year of Marvellous Ways will hypnotise, seduce, until you can do nothing but pick it up and read it again

Fanciful imagery and beautiful prose that ebbs and flows

Winman excels in her sweeping prose and her unwavering theme of love in all its forms

One to read slowly so you can savour every beautiful sentence

Moving... offbeat and memorable

Beautifully written

The book demonstrates vividly how we need family around us, whether homegrown or grafted, to live our fullest lives... By the end of this novel, we too belong in the world of Marvellous Ways

In this warm, kindly novel, the sea is both magical and healing. Lovely

A truly enchanting book

A breathtaking reading experience... a beautiful book that is unafraid to reveal the ugliness of the world

She is particularly good at bringing the sensations of landscape to bear - its smell, sound and look - and in Marvellous has created a character of warmth and eccentricity

The stories are touching and the twist of magical realism lends them a joyful, fairytale element

What struck me was Winman's gorgeous imagery, beautiful passages and imaginative storytelling. Quirky and slightly hairbrained, A Year of Marvellous Ways is an unforgettable book