Books of the Summer, Guardian
'Searing... establishes her firmly as the Cassandra of American letters... I don't remember the last time a novel held me so enduringly in its grip' The New York Times
'A powerful work investigating the fragility of the financial world. Prescient, imaginative and funny, it also asks deep questions' The Economist
'Impressively sweeping... Shriver's intelligence, mordant humour and vicious leaps of imagination all combine to make this a novel that is as unsettling as it is entertaining' Financial Times
'A sharp social eye and a blistering comic streak ... great, disconcerting fun' The New Yorker
'Hilarious and brilliant ... scary in the best possible way' Elle
'A provocative and very funny page-turner' Wall Street Journal
'Shriver really makes you think about the nature of money . . . By the end, The Mandibles had got under my skin' Evening Standard
'It's scaring the hell out of me' TRACY CHEVALIER
'A scary, depressing and convincing horror story' Spectator
'Insightful and darkly funny' Good Housekeeping
