The London Train

Few writers give me such consistent pleasure Zadie Smith

"This beautifully evoked fourth novel is a further example of her talents" -- Rachel Hore Literary Review "Darkly elegant...Hadley writes with grace and intensity, moving from careful, beautiful delineation of character and place...to moments of haunting power. She is brilliant, too, at offering us different perspectives" Financial Times "Tessa Hadley is an understated writer whose concentration on the details of everyday life belies a breathtaking acuity and articulateness... She once again visualizes the monochrome maundanity of ordinary existence in glorious Technicolor... Hadley captures shades of almost imperceptible grey that the reader only recognizes after reading... Hadley shows, with dizzying aplomb, that the distinction between "literary" fiction and the best domestic fiction is spurious." -- Leyla Sani Independent "Serene style and carefully constructed scenes" -- Alex Clark Times Literary Review "Hadley's shrewd observation gains in distinction with every book she writes" Independent