' A] triumph of mature observation and art.' - "Daily Telegraph"
'A winter's tale of light and laughter.' - "Sunday Times"
'What is especially enjoyable is the rough-edged tenderness and kindness of Mr Wain's concern ... probably his most substantial achievement to date.' - Robert Nye, "Saturday Times Review"
' S]ubstantial and serious ... sustains a vigorous narrative line - he has always been an excellent storyteller.' - "Times Literary Supplement"
' A] love affair between its author and North Wales itself.... It is a novel with its heart in the right place, and it knows...