‘With an expert hand, Pike builds these vignettes, these brief glimpses into her characters interconnected worlds, into a full picture of the spectrum of female experiences in the community she portrays. ‘

‘Like the best memoirists, Lamarche has a knack for self-interrogation that cuts to the quick, while always providing a counterweight of self-compassion. With rare aplomb, she has managed to distil a sweeping topic that is heavy with nuance and complexity into a few short pages.’

‘Getting Lost is a must-read for anyone wishing to delve further into her work. Ernaux is a writer of rare calibre, a woman who writes with such honesty and, above all, humanity, as to render her work irresistible.’

‘The writing, brought effortlessly to life in Caroline Waight’s deft translation, is, from the first, surprising and sharply observed. Laura Vogt is unafraid to expose her characters’ raw, unadulterated depths. ‘

‘With this book, which will appeal to fans of Jenny Offill and Meg Mason, Mou joins the ranks of contemporary female authors unafraid to delve into the uncomfortable and unsettling.’