“The thriller plot does its job by making the slow-burn conflicts of their marriage flare up dramatically…It also adds a kind of Roth-like energy and unpredictability to Rogers’s very English virtues as a writer: a sharp eye, a good ear and a strong sense of the nuances of class.” — Ben Markovits, New York Times Book Review
“An extraordinary novel…about the unraveling of a marriage. Rogers writes with delicacy and insight about the death throes of a long relationship…This is a dissection of a relationship that cuts to the bone.” — The Times (London)
“Brilliantly done—a sustained exploration of the polarities at the enduring heart of love…In its every cell this remarkable novel reproduces the dialectic of a long marriage.” — The Guardian
“A really clever, reflective and dispassionate scrutiny of a marriage in trouble.” — Daily Mail (London)
“A nuanced, pragmatic look at the long-married state…The novel’s strengths are the author’s intelligence, her avoidance of sentimentality, and the honest scrutiny she brings to bear on how intimate adult relationships age and settle.” — Kirkus Reviews
“Rogers deftly explores the complexity of a long marriage between two complicated individuals in this smart, insightful outing.” — Booklist
“Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating.” — Hilary Mantel, author of WOLF HALL and BRING UP THE BODIES
“Warm, wise, insightful, sharply observed and beautifully written.” — Marina Lewycka, author of A SHORT HISTORY OF TRACTORS IN UKRAINIAN