‘…black comedy, of the fierce and painful kind, full of disasters and farcical pratfalls and trust betrayed.… a getting of wisdom steeped in social satire, with elements of the fairy tale (Cinderella meets Bluebeard) and Greek myth…Her adult voice… is remarkable for its poise and concision, its irony, its trenchancy. Her adult eye is relentlessly sharp… the momentum is irresistible. …the last word… coming as it does with the full weight of the book behind it, hits like a whiplash.’
Beverley Farmer, author, in Island 110, Spring 2007.
‘I love your book…I found it chilling from half-way through and couldn’t put it down. It really is a stunning achievement… I see it as a powerful women’s book… all women…. I reckon Feather Man would make a great film. What I love is the grappling with emotional complexities and the insights which result. That’s what for me is most absent from contemporary writing and it’s what Feather Man delivers in aces.’
‘I can’t get my head out of Feather Man! But when I do, I can’t stop thinking about it! I love it. It has taken me right back to those puzzling and troubling days. Your sharp eyes and incisive prose have captured everything so acutely.’