Lover - Softcover

Anna Raverat is a humane and generous writer, giving voice to our best instincts and communicating, by quiet and often funny moments, a sense of our ability to overcome adversity with love. (Chris Cleave)

A detailed observation of love, work and life told through a woman's crumbling marriage. The first-person voice is so compelling, it almost reads like a thriller. Addictive (Bookseller)

Raverat mines the depth of this strife with wit, warmth and a sophisticated wisdom that makes it an unputdownable read. (Psychologies)

Wise and subtle and witty . . . filled with humanity and warmth. A compulsively readable book about a breakup from a brilliant new writer (Maggie Gee)

This is one of the most bittersweet, searing books about a break up we've ever read. (Cosmopolitan)

I wept through Lover by Anna Raverat. It's written with such a light touch, but is so piercing and so true. (Liza Klaussmann, author of Tigers In Red Weather)

'Fans of BBC drama Doctor Foster will devour this gripping tale of marital disintegration . . . The writing is simply beautiful - moving and evocative, while skewering clichés about broken hearts and revenge. It's also the funniest book about a break-up you'll ever read, with a brilliant supporting cast of characters (Glamour)

A sad and funny novel . . . brilliantly skewers the insanities and inanities of the corporate workplace (Stylist)

Anyone who has had heartbreak will wince at moments in this raw portrait of a marriage . . . Skillfully written and powerful (Sunday Mirror)

Brave (Daily Mail)

Witty, honest, gently philosophical - a brilliant British novel that will delight readers of Jenny Offill's Dept. of Speculation.